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Grade 7 Science Final Review!

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do plants release into the environment during the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Light

2.

What part of the plant attracts insects and other animals to encourage pollination?

a)

Roots and their nutrients

b)

Stems and their diffusion

c)

Leaves and their stomata

d)

Flowers and their nectar

3.

Which of the following is NOT a soil decomposer?

a)

A wasp

b)

A bacteria

c)

A mushroom

d)

A worm

4.

Why is it so hard to completely pull a dandelion from the soil?

a)

They have fibrous roots

b)

They have taproots

c)

They have no roots

d)

They have a fragile stem

5.

Which of the following is a method of farming without soil?

a)

Hydroponics

b)

Monoculture

c)

Organic Farming

d)

Shelterbelt

6.

Part 8 is called:

a)

Stamen

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Petal

7.

Part 5 is called:

a)

Stamen

b)

Sepal

c)

Pistil

d)

Petal

8.

Shelterbelts are a strategy for preventing which common farming issue?

a)

Erosion

b)

Flooding

c)

Salinization

d)

Contamination

9.

By which process does water evaporate from a plant?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Osmosis

10.

Which of the following is NOT a function of roots?

a)

Anchors the plant

b)

Prevents soil erosion

c)

Releases water into the soil

d)

Absorbs nutrients

11.

The hibiscus flower, seen here, grow in Hawaii. What essential need would it be missing if it tried to grow in Canada?

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Gas exchange

d)

Suitable habitat

12.

When the paper industry cuts down trees, it also replants trees to make sure they have trees in the future. Using trees as a renewable resource is an example:

a)

Symbiosis

b)

Introduced species

c)

Biological control

d)

Sustainability

13.

What type of surveillance uses satellites to observe the surface of the Earth?

a)

Environmental

b)

Physical

c)

Chemical

d)

Biological

14.

Which of the following is abiotic?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which sentence best describes the image?

a)

The lion and the gazelle have a commensalism relationship.

b)

The lion is a predator and the gazelle is its prey.

c)

The lion is lower on the food chain than the gazelle.

d)

Gazelles have an adaptation to run fast so that they can hunt lions.

16.

Vultures circle the sky while predators consume their prey. Afterwards, the vultures clean the bones of the prey's remains because their niche is as a:

a)

Decomposer

b)

Scavenger

c)

Predator

d)

Prey

17.

Ladybugs are often introduced by farmers to combat the aphids that eat their crops. Introducing the ladybugs as a natural enemy to the aphids is an example of:

a)

Pesticide

b)

Biological control

c)

Mutualism

d)

Biological surveillance

18.

What consequence of pollution is best shown in this image?

a)

Dispersion

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Bioaccumulation

19.

During photosynthesis, plants absorb carbon dioxide through tiny mouths on their leaves called stomata. Later, they expel water and oxygen from these same mouths. Stomata in plants satisfies which basic need?

a)

Food

b)

Gas Exchange

c)

Suitable Habitat

d)

Water

20.

An igneous rock is formed by

a)

the solidification of magma or lava

b)

the compaction of sediments

c)

heat and pressure

d)

the movement of glaciers

21.

A sedimentary rock is formed by…

a)

the solidification of magma or lava

b)

by the compaction of sedmidents.

c)

heat and pressure.

d)

the movement of glaciers

22.

A metamorphic rock is formed by …

a)

the solidification of magma and lava

b)

the compaction of sediments

c)

heat and pressure

d)

the movement of glaciers

23.

Streak is a property for identifying minerals. What is streak?

a)

The shine or reflectiveness of the mineral.

b)

The way the mineral breaks

c)

The colour of the powder left behind when you scrape the mineral

d)

The colour of the mineral

24.

What term describe a break in a mineral that is uneven or rough?

a)

Sleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Luster

d)

Fault

25.

When lava cools we call the rock :

a)

Igneous Intrusive

b)

Igneous Extrusive

c)

Metamorphic Intrusive

d)

Metamorphic Extrusive

26.

Frost wedging is caused by _____________________.

a)

acids that freeze in the cracks of rocks, causing the rock to dissolve

b)

a reaction between the oxygen in the air and the hydrogen in the rocks that causes the rock to dissolve.

c)

water that seeps into the cracks of rocks, expanding when it freezes and causing the rock to break apart

d)

ice from frozen rivers and glaciers that crashes into rocks causing them to break apart.

27.

When two plates crash against each other it is called ____________________ and usually causes a ___________________.

a)

a convergent boundary, trench

b)

a convergent boundary, ridge

c)

a divergent boundary, trench

d)

a divergent boundary, ridge

28.

The point on the surface where an Earthquake's waves roll out from is called:

a)

Focus

b)

Seismic wave

c)

Epicenter

d)

SportsCenter

29.

A volcano is a _______ for magma to travel to the surface of the Earth.

a)

opening

b)

cyclone

c)

chamber

d)

vent

30.

This mineral is the softest mineral on the Mohs scale.

a)

Talc

b)

Gypsum

c)

Topaz

d)

Diamond

31.

The visible layers in the sandstone of the hoodoos shows the passage of time like the rings in a tree. We call this phenomenon:

a)

Running Bond

b)

Stratification

c)

Layering

d)

Chapelling

32.

The Canadian Rockies are mountains formed mostly from:

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Glacier rock

33.

The name "Okotoks" comes from the word "ohkotok" which means "rock" in the Siksiká language. It refers to the "Big Rock" or erratic south of the town. The Okotoks erratic is geologically special because the type and age of the rock tells us it is actually from Jasper. How do geologists explain how the erratic (the Big Rock) gets to Okotoks?

a)

The rock rolled off a mountain and because it was so big it kept rolling across the prairies until it eventually stopped.

b)

The rock was carried by melting glaciers across the prairies until the ice was gone and the rock was deposited here.

c)

Aliens picked up the rock and dropped it hundred of kilometers away to troll ignorant humans.

d)

A massive tsunami from BC swept through the Rocky Mountains and pushed lots of rocks from the mountains and left them behind all over Alberta.

34.

A water bottle is an example of what kind of structure?

a)

Mass

b)

Natural

c)

Frame

d)

Dome

35.

A beaver dam is best described as a(n):

a)

natural mass structure

b)

artificial mass structure

c)

natural frame structure

d)

artificial frame structure

36.

Concrete is an example of what kind of material?

a)

Composite

b)

Layered

c)

Woven or knit

d)

Composite and layered

37.

Which is not a consideration of designers working on a structure?

a)

Cost

b)

Security

c)

Aesthetic

d)

Education

38.

A structure must have a defined ____________ and_____________.

a)

form, function

b)

form, volume

c)

area, function

d)

form, colour

39.

Another word for the forces that are exerted on structures is:

a)

gravity

b)

a load

c)

a weight

d)

a yoda

40.

An engineer creates a diagram with forces exerted on a bridge. In her diagram it includes:

a)

the force, in Newtons, and the mass

b)

the force, in Newtons, and the direction

c)

the force, in Kilograms, and the mass

d)

the force, in Kilograms, and the direction

41.

What type of force is being exerted by these students?

a)

Torsion

b)

Tension

c)

Shear

d)

Compression

42.

Which of these is a live load?

a)

A bird's nest in a tree.

b)

The wind that blows on a building.

c)

A person sitting in a desk.

d)

All of these are live loads.

43.

The bridge in this building demonstrates what important structure used to resist forces?

a)

A cantilever

b)

A keystone

c)

A running bond

d)

A hoo-doo

44.

A friend steals your paper and tears it in half. What kind of force did he apply to your paper?

a)

Compression

b)

Flexion

c)

Shear

d)

Torsion

45.

Absolute zero is:

a)

-273 °K

b)

0 °C

c)

The coldest possible temperature

d)

The temperature when water begins to freeze

46.

What starts to freeze at which temperature?

a)

0 Kelvin

b)

0 Celsius

c)

0 Fahrenheit

d)

200 K

47.

You and your friend hold hands. Your friend's hand is VERY hot while your hand is very cold. After a few minutes, your hands change. How does that happen?

a)

The cold in your hand was transferred to the hand of your friend by conduction.

b)

The heat in your hand was transferred to the hand of your friend by conduction.

c)

The cold in your hand was transferred to the hand of your friend by convection.

d)

The heat in your hand was transferred to the hand of your friend by convection.

48.

Check out this diagram. Which statement is true regarding the kinetic energy of the molecules in the containers?

a)

The molecules move more rapidly in Diagram A

b)

The molecules more more slowly in Diagram A

c)

The molecules move at the same speed in both diagrams

d)

The molecules move more quickly in Diagram B

49.

Temperature is...

a)

an instrument for measuring pressure

b)

the average speed of particles

c)

an instrument for measure weather

d)

the total speed of particles

50.

When a substance cools down...

a)

the particles get closer together

b)

the particles move more

c)

the energy levels in the particles increases

d)

the particles get farther apart

51.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of cooling by evaporation?

a)

Placing a damp cloth on the forehead of someone with a fever.

b)

The way we cool a refrigerator

c)

The sweat that forms on the skin of someone exercising a lot

d)

Someone with light coloured clothing in the sun

52.

Which of the following types of energy transfer occurs because of the movement of fluids?

a)

Conduction

b)

Isolation

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection

53.

To measure extreme temperatures it's best to use a:

a)

Bimetallic strip

b)

Mercury thermometer

c)

Thermocouple

d)

Infrared thermometer

54.

Which of the following would make a good conductor?

a)

A wooden spoon

b)

An copper pot

c)

A styrofoam cup

d)

A plastic bowl

55.

Joint expansions on a bridge, like the picture shows, are placed for...

a)

accomodating the expansion and contraction of the concrete bridge in changing weather

b)

helping the police slow people down on a bridge

c)

making sure the whole bridge stays the same temperature

d)

making the bridge longer

56.

Jacob makes his own ice cream by cooling and churning cream. This change of state is called

a)

melting

b)

solidification

c)

sublimation

d)

evaporation

57.

Which letter shows when a substance melts?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

58.

Why does a frozen lake have a higher thermal energy than a cup of coffee?

a)

Because the average speed of the particles is higher in the lake

b)

Because the average speed of the particles is higher in the coffee

c)

Because the lake is big, the total energy in the lake is higher than the small amount of coffee

d)

Because the lake is big, it will always have more energy than anything smaller than it, no matter what

59.

Which of the following relationships demonstrates mutualism?

a)

A bird making its nest in a tree.

b)

A bee travelling from flower to flower collecting nectar and transfering pollen.

c)

A mosquito taking blood from a your arm.

d)

A remora hitching a riding on the bellow of a shark.

60.

When an ocean plate folds under a continental plate, it creates pressure on magma chambers within the Earth's crust until the magma starts to seep out of a vent at the surface.


This area of meeting plates is called:

a)

A continental collision

b)

An oceanic trench

c)

A converging press

d)

A subduction zone