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7th Grade Midterm Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an observation?

a)

Making a guess about the future

b)

Using one or more of your senses to gather information

c)

Using observations and prior knowledge to make a statement

d)

An educated guess using If...Then...Because

2.

Making a statement based off of observations and prior knowledge is known as a(n) _________________

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Inference

c)

Observation

d)

Prediction

3.

Which of the following statements is an inference?

a)

The plant is green

b)

The plant has flowers

c)

The plant may be poisonous

d)

The plant has a thick, brown stem

4.

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in the scientific method?

a)

Ask the teacher for help

b)

Conduct an experiment

c)

Make an observation

d)

Analyze data

5.

What is an example of replication?

a)

Shooting 50 free throws before practice begins

b)

Writing my name over and over again

c)

Reading Mr. Castellano's recipe for muffins and trying to make them myself

d)

Reading your favorite book every summer.

6.

In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses?

a)

Analyzing data

b)

Making observations

c)

Predicting an outcome

d)

Revising a hypothesis

7.

What metric unit do we measure length in?

a)

Grams

b)

Meters

c)

Liters

d)

Newtons

8.

What instrument do we use to measure mass?

a)

Graduated cylinder

b)

Meter stick

c)

Beaker

d)

Triple Beam Balance

9.

Roses were studied to determine if the amount of humidity affected the flowering of the rose buds. Which of these was the dependent variable?

a)

Type of rose

b)

Amount of humidity

c)

Flowering rose buds

d)

Amount of sunlight

10.

Variables that remain the same for all groups in an experiment are known as a(n)

a)

Control

b)

Independent

c)

Dependent

d)

Constant

11.

Quantitative data is ...

a)

Data expressed without numbers

b)

Data expressed as numbers

c)

Data that describes characteristics

d)

None of the above

12.

What axis does the INDEPENDENT variable go?

a)

Y-Axis

b)

X-Axis

c)

No axis

d)

Title

13.

What is the definition for Repetition?

a)

creating an original experiment

b)

one scientist doing multiple trials of their own experiment

c)

peer reviewing another scientists procedures and experiment

d)

one scientist conducting another scientist's experiment

14.

For which of the following would the kilometer be the most appropriate?

a)

The wingspan of an eagle

b)

The height of Mr. Calderone

c)

The length of an ant

d)

The distance from Jacksonville to Orlando

15.

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual particles in an object is called _________

a)

Thermal energy

b)

conduction

c)

temperature

d)

heat

16.

If a large bowl of soup and a cup of coffee have the same temperature, but the soup is larger than the coffee, the larger bowl of soup ...

a)

has a higher temperature

b)

has more thermal energy

c)

has more degrees

d)

all of the above

17.

Using the diagram, which letter would represent the area where the roller coaster has the greatest kinetic energy?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

What is happening when the cart is moving from 3 ---> 4?

a)

Kinetic ---> Potential

b)

Potential ---> Kinetic

c)

Thermal ---> Chemical

d)

Nuclear ---> Electrical

19.

As a car skids to a stop, friction transforms some of the kinetic energy of the car into _____ energy.

a)

Chemical

b)

Thermal

c)

Nuclear

d)

Electrical

20.

What form of heat transfer is indicated by letter C?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

21.

What form of heat transfer is indicated by letter B?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

22.

How do you know when the transfer of heat (thermal energy) has ended?

a)

When you can measure the amount of heat

b)

Both objects reach the same temperature

c)

It never ends

d)

When the substance that is receiving the heat reaches its boiling point

23.

Which of the following statements about heat is false?

a)

Heat stops flowing when the temperatures are equal

b)

Heat is the transfer of chemical energy

c)

Heat flows from warmer objects to cooler objects

d)

All objects with moving particles have heat

24.

The law of conservation of energy states that when one form of energy is transformed to another,

a)

no energy is destroyed in the process

b)

energy is destroyed in the process

c)

energy is created in the process

d)

some amount of energy cannot be accounted for

25.

The melting of ice cream demonstrates a change in the state of matter of the ice cream. What causes the change from a solid to a liquid?

a)

There was an increase in the chemical energy

b)

There was an increase in the kinetic energy

c)

There was a decrease in the kinetic energy

d)

There was a decrease in the chemical energy

26.

Which of the following is an example of chemical energy?

a)

Running a marathon

b)

Burning logs on a fire

c)

TV plugged into the wall

d)

Reading a book

27.

What energy transformation is taking place when moving water turns a turbine and generates electricity?

a)

Mechanical to electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical to chemical

c)

Mechanical to electrical

d)

Mechanical to nuclear

28.

What part of the wave is #1?

a)

Crest

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

29.

What part of the wave is #2?

a)

Crest

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

30.

What part of the wave is #3?

a)

Crest

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

31.

What part of the EM Spectrum is #3?

a)

Radio

b)

Gamma

c)

X-Ray

d)

Infrared

32.

What part of the EM Spectrum is #6?

a)

Radio

b)

Gamma

c)

X-Ray

d)

Infrared

33.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

Gamma

b)

Radio

c)

Microwave

d)

Visible Light

34.

An electromagnetic wave from the sun travels through space

a)

at the speed of sound

b)

at half the speed of light

c)

at the speed of light

d)

at twice the speed of light

35.

What can you infer about a wave with a short wavelength? Check all that apply

a)

High energy

b)

Low frequency

c)

Low Energy

d)

High amplitude

e)

High frequency

36.

The term refraction refers to

a)

the bouncing back of light

b)

the bending of light

c)

the absorption of light

d)

the scattering of light

37.

When an object absorbs any amount of light, the light is converted into

a)

chemical energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

mechanical energy

38.

On a bright sunny day, a black car and a white car are parked in a parking lot for several hours. Which car will be warmer and why?

a)

The black car because the color will be reflecting more light converting it to more thermal energy.

b)

The white car because the color will absorb more light converting it to thermal energy.

c)

The black car because the color will absorb more sunlight converting it to thermal energy.

d)

The white car because the color will be reflecting more light and converting it to chemical energy.

39.

A result of sound waves _________ off a mountain would be an echo.

a)

refracting

b)

reflecting

c)

absorbing

40.

What layer of earth creates the magnetic field?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

41.

This layer of the Earth is composed of the upper mantle and the crust.

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Ozone Layer

42.

These floating pieces of the Lithosphere cause earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains.

a)

Legos

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Pangea

d)

Asthenosphere

43.

How does the pressure and temperature change the farther into the Earth you go?

a)

Higher temperatures, lower pressure

b)

Higher temperatures, same pressure

c)

Lower temperatures, higher pressure

d)

Higher temperatures, higher pressures

44.

What do the layers of the Earth differ in? Check all that apply:

a)

Size

b)

Color

c)

Composition

d)

Pressure

e)

Temperature

45.

What is the only liquid layer of Earth's interior?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core