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Year 7 Science Exam Revision

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make an observation --> Question
b)
Design and conduct an experiment
c)
Make an hypothesis
d)
Share your results
2.
A testable prediction about a scientific investigation is a(n)
a)
Question
b)
Observation
c)
Hypothesis
d)
Experiment
3.

How many independent variables should you have in an experiment?

a)

two

b)

as many as possible

c)

four

d)

one

4.

What is an dependent variable?

a)

What a scientist changes in an experiment to test their hypothesis

b)

What scientist measure to see if it responded to a change

c)

What happens when you do an experiment

d)

What you keep the same throughout all experimental groups

5.

At what temperature did bread mold the slowest?

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

6.

How many people have two or less books in their desk?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

7.

Phase change from liquid to gas is called:

a)

Freezing

b)

Condensation

c)

Vaporization

d)

Sublimation

8.

Phase change from liquid to solid is called:

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

9.

Phase change from gas to liquid is called:

a)

Melting

b)

Freezing

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

10.

When changing a substance from gas to liquid, the energy has to...

a)

INCREASE

b)

DECREASE

11.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about gases?

a)

Gases do not have fixed shape or volume

b)

Gas particles do not move much, but vibrate

c)

Gas particles have a lot of free space

d)

Unlike solids, gases can be compressed

12.

Which of the following statements is true about phase changes?

a)

Solid turning into liquid is called freezing

b)

When ice melts, the kinetic energy is decreased

c)

Liquid turning into gas is called condensing

d)

When water boils, the kinetic energy is increased

13.

Look at the picture. Which state of matter is in beaker C?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Blue thingys

14.

You are heating a substance in a test tube. Always point the open end of the test tube ________.

a)

Toward yourself.

b)

Toward your lab partner.

c)

Toward another classmate.

d)

Away from all people.

15.

Personal eyeglasses provide as much protection as ________.

a)

A face shield.

b)

Safety goggles/glasses.

c)

Splash proof chemical goggles.

d)

None of these.

16.

What is mass?

a)

The amount of matter in an object.

b)

The effect of gravity on an object

c)

The amount of space an object takes up

d)

A force of attraction that holds atoms together

17.

The curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid is called the

a)

mass

b)

meniscus

c)

cylinder

d)

bubble

18.

What is the SI unit for weight?

a)

ml

b)

N

c)

g/cm3

d)

m

19.

What is the name of this scientific tool?

a)

stop watch

b)

digital scale

c)

graduated cylinder

d)

triple beam balance

20.

What is Control VARIABLE?

a)

Variables that remain constant

b)

A variable that is changed in an investigation.

c)

A variable that is observed in an investigation.

21.

What is force in physics?

a)

A power in star wars

b)

A push or pull on an object

c)

A stop on an object

d)

The start of an object

22.

What can force do to an object?

a)

Accelerate an object

b)

Slow down an object

c)

Have the object remain in place

d)

Have the object change shape

e)

All of the above

23.
If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
24.
This type of force resist motion between two surfaces that are pressed together
a)
contact
b)
gravity
c)
friction
25.

What type of force was at work in the parachute?

a)

elastic spring force

b)

frictional force (air resistance)

c)

magnetic force

d)

gravitational force

26.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
27.
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
28.
What is the net force?
a)
20 N 
b)
0 N 
c)
400 N 
d)
40 N 
29.
What is the net force?
a)
10 N
b)
0 N
c)
25 N
d)
1 N
30.

When an object is moving, friction acts in the _______ direction as the motion.

a)

perpendicular

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

precise

31.

The force between the phone and the mount is a

a)

contact force

b)

non-contact force

32.

The gravitational attraction between two objects would increase if both masses are –

a)

increased, and the distance between them is increased.

b)

increased, and the distance between them is decreased.

c)

decreased, and the distance between them is decreased.

d)

decreased, and the distance between them is increased.

33.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity
34.

When is having less friction useful?

a)

walking

b)

driving

c)

ice skating

d)

climbing

35.

What is the formula for density?

a)

m/v

b)

mv

c)

v/m

d)

m+v

36.

A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object.

a)

mass

b)

volume

c)

density

d)

weight

37.

The ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it.

a)

Density

b)

Weight

c)

Buoyancy

d)

Gravity

38.

As a substance is COOLED its DENSITY...

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

remains equal

39.

As a substance is COOLED its MASS...

a)

increase

b)

decreases

c)

remains equal

40.
WHAT ARE THE 3 MAIN PARTS OF A LEVER?
a)
FOOT, EFFORT, REPORT
b)
FULCRUM, STRUCTURE, EFFORT
c)
FULCRUM, EFFORT, LOAD
41.

What type of lever

a)

First Class Lever

b)

Second Class Lever

c)

Third Class Lever

42.

This object is a lever class number ...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

No. It is not a lever.

43.

What is the work required to move this object to the top of the ramp?

a)

3430 J

b)

34.3 J

c)

245 J

d)

30.6 J

44.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
45.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
46.
What is the name of bird Z?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
47.

What usually starts food chains?

a)

1. Green plants

b)

2. Worms

c)

3. Sunlight

d)

4. Animals that eat plants only

48.

What we call the animals that eat plants only?

a)

1. Herbivores

b)

2. Carnivores

c)

3. Omnivores

d)

4. Decomposer

49.

Which of the following can be inferred about the decomposers?

a)

1. If there were no decomposers, wastes and the remains of dead animals would pile up.

b)

2. They break down the alive animals which then return to soil, so plants can use them again.

c)

3. They are one type of animals that eat both plant and animals called omnivores.

d)

4. They simply use sunlight and water to produce the energy.

50.

Which of the following refers to the producers in the ecosystem?

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Carnivores

c)

Heterotrophs

d)

Omnivores

51.

If there is a 50 kcal of energy in the third trophic level, how much energy in kcal was available at the first trophic level?

a)

5 kcal

b)

50 kcal

c)

500 kcal

d)

5,000 kcal

52.

Which food chain correctly describes the flow of energy in an ecosystem?

a)

Grass-->cow-->human

b)

Caterpillar-->leaf-->human

c)

Cow-->grass-->human

d)

Leaf-->bird-->caterpillar

53.

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

b)

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

54.

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

the oxygen in the water

b)

the temperature of the water

c)

the fish in the water

d)

the salt content of the water

55.

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

a)

A frog

b)

A SNAKE

c)

A grasshopper

d)

WATER

56.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
57.

Organism that eats other things for food

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

decomposer

d)

prey

58.

a producer always

a)

eats other producers

b)

gets energy from the sun

c)

is a herbivore

d)

is a plant

59.

select one way humans negatively impact their environment

a)

using solar energy

b)

reduce, reuse, and recycle

c)

deforestation

d)

water conservation

60.

select one way humans positively impact their environment

a)

using solar energy

b)

mining for oil

c)

pollution

d)

taking really long showers