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7th Grade Science Term 1 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

SC.7.N.1.2

Scientists frequently repeat the experiments of others scientists. Why is this important in science?


a. Scientists often ask each other for help in performing experiments.

b. Replication of experiments helps to confirm and verify results.

c. Scientists frequently perform other scientists’ experiments in order to practice their technique.

d. Repeating experiments is an effective way to make sure a laboratory is in optimal condition.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

2.

SC.7.N.1.2

Cara read an article on why repetition and replication are so important, but she did not understand the difference between them. Which of the following best explains the two terms?


a. Repetition is when a scientist repeats an experiment; replication is when a scientist conducts an experiment on genetic material.

b. Repetition is when a scientist does the same experiment a number of times; replication is when other scientists reproduce a scientist’s experiment.

c. Repetition is when a scientist publishes in more than one scientific periodical; replication is when another scientist reproduces another scientist’s results.

d. Repetition is when a scientist commits an error in an experiment the first time and must repeat it; replication is when a scientist repeats an experiment to make sure it is valid.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

3.

SC.6.N.1.2

Experiments are often repeated many times by the same or different scientists. What is the most important reason more than one scientist should conduct an investigation using the same methods?


a. If the results are the same, replication of the investigation helps to confirm the results.

b. The competition makes the scientists work more carefully.

c. More than one scientist is interested in the problem.

d. Different scientists might perform the experiment differently.

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

4.

Models can be helpful in scientific investigations because

a)

It may not be possible to work safely with the real thing.

b)

They can be smaller and easier to study than the real thing.

c)

They can be larger and easier to examine than the real thing.

d)

all of these answers are correct.

5.

Which of the statements are INCORRECT about models.

a)

Models must be exactly like what is being modeled.

b)

Models communicate information.

c)

Models can be modified and improved.

d)

Models can be drawings with labels.

6.

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment.

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

7.

The variable that is measured.

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

8.

In a controlled experiment, how many independent variables can be tested at a time?

a)

one

b)

none

c)

two or more

d)

how ever many makes sense.

9.

Factors in an experiment that must be kept the same are called ___.

a)

constants

b)

variables

c)

hypothesis

d)

experimental error

10.

A rock deep within the Earth experiences extreme temperature and pressure. After a long period of time it becomes which rock?

a)

Magma

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

11.

This rock formed when bits of other rocks became pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

12.

This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

13.
This is the process of dropping sediment in a new location.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
14.
This is the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
15.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
16.
Flood water pounding against a canyon wall and wearing it down
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.

Sea caves are coastal landform made by

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

18.

Beaches are form by

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

All above

19.
Muddy water being carried away by a fast-moving river is an example of
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition 
d)
A nice place to swim
20.
How do plants weather rocks?
a)
During photosynthesis
b)
When roots grow into cracks of rocks and expand the rock breaks.
c)
When the plant moves water from the roots to the leaves, the rock breaks.
d)
Plants don't weather rocks.
21.

Huge pieces of lithosphere that slowly move on the asthenosphere and consist of the crust and the rigid, uppermost part of the mantle

a)

tectonic plates

b)

North American Plate

c)

Eurasian Plate

d)

African Plate

22.

Is there a pattern to the locations of earthquakes and volcanoes around the globe?

a)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes are random.

b)

Yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

c)

yes, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur in the middle of tectonic plates.

d)

No, earthquakes and volcanoes usually occur under water.

23.

What is an example of a convection current?

a)

Touching a hot spoon that was in a soup bowl.

b)

Feeling the suns rays on a nice summer day.

c)

Touching an iron skillet after cooking and feeling the heat.

d)

Movement of gas in a hot air balloon.

24.
In the Atlantic ocean, where is the youngest seafloor located?
a)
Towards the edges, near the eastern and western continents
b)
Towards the middle of the ocean
c)
Towards the north and south poles
d)
Young seafloor is located randomly throughout the ocean
25.
True or False: The plates will never stop moving
a)
True
b)
False
26.

The process of ___________ continually adds new crust to the ocean floor along both sides of the mid-ocean ridge.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

seafloor spreading

c)

continental drift

d)

convection

27.
States that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed
a)
Law of crosscutting
b)
Law of superposition
c)
Relative Dating
d)
Unconformity
28.
How does the law of crosscutting explain the age of a fault?
a)
The fault is younger than the rocks above it.
b)
The fault is younger than the rocks it cuts through.
c)
The fault is older than the rocks above it.
d)
The fault is older than the rocks it cuts through.
29.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
a)
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
b)
only absolute dating finds the age in years
c)
only relative dating finds the age in years
31.
The time it takes for 50% of the nuclei in a radioactive sample to decay to its stable isotope is called _____.
a)
the daughter product
b)
geologic time
c)
the half-life
d)
the half-time
32.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
33.
What is this a picture of?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
pangea
d)
glacier scaring
34.
How does fossil evidence support Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift?
a)
Similar fossils are found along continental margins that appear to join together.
b)
Fossils are found in areas where the present-day climate could not have supported the organisms that made the fossils.
c)
Similar fossils of giant, land-dwelling dinosaurs are found on continents separated by oceans.
d)
all of the above
35.
What evidence did Wegener have for his theory of continental drift?
a)
He had no good evidence.
b)
He knew that plant and animal fossils as well as rock layers matched up in South America and Africa.
c)
He explained how the continents moved
36.

____________ is an important material from Earth that living things need.

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

conservation

37.

_______ is a resource that can be replaced in a fairly short time

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

d)

conservation

38.

_______a resource that cannot be replace once it is used

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

d)

conservation

39.

____is an attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes.

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

d)

conservation

40.

What is a natural resource?

a)

trees

b)

desk

c)

pencil

41.

What is a renewable resource?

a)

soil

b)

chair

c)

shoes

42.

________ is a nonrenewable resource

a)

coal

b)

water

c)

trees

43.

What is global warming

a)

the normal temperature fluctuations of Earth's climate cycle

b)

the melting of the polar ice caps

c)

the trend of increasing temperatures on Earth

d)

the changes in Earth's biosphere that affect the atmosphere

44.

1. What is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity on Earth?

a)

habitat destruction

b)

loss of drinking water

c)

decrease in food supply

d)

pollution

45.
What observation can you make about what happened to the snowman?
a)
It changed from a liquid to a solid
b)
It changed from a liquid to a gas.
c)
It changed from a gas to a solid.
d)
It changed from a solid to a liquid.
46.

What type of thermal energy transfer is the illustration an example of?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

47.

A hot rock is dropped into a pail of cool water. Heat energy transferred from the rock to the water by

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

48.

A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?

a)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

b)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

c)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

d)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

49.

What thermal energy transfer causes your skin to feel warm when it is in the sun on a summer day?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Evaporation

50.

The higher the average kinetic energy the __________________

a)

the higher the volume

b)

the higher the mass

c)

the higher the temperature

d)

the higher the density

51.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

d)

Energy can be destroyed

52.
Heat transfer occurs
a)
in many directions
b)
both from warm objects to colder ones and from cold objects to warmer ones.
c)
only from warm objects to colder ones.
d)
only from cold objects to warmer ones.
53.

What is a solid?

a)

particles that are tightly compacted

b)

particles that are not tightly compacted

54.

what is a liquid?

a)

a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume

b)

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely

c)

firm and stable in shape

55.

what is a gas?

a)

a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely to fill the whole of a container

b)

the basic unit of a chemical element

c)

an atom or molecule with a net electric charge due to the loss or gain of one or more electrons.

56.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

57.

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

light

58.

The distance in between two waves.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

59.

Frequency is always measured in _________

a)

kilometers

b)

Hertz

c)

centimeters

60.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

61.

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

62.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

63.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
64.
What number represents the amplitude?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
65.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions