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7th Grade Science Competition

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 5hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of weather might you notice near a LOW PRESSURE area?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Sunny skies

c)

Dry air masses

2.

Which factor might most affect weather on a small island in the ocean?

a)

Isobars

b)

Ocean surface currents

c)

Plants on the island

3.

True or False:

Precipitation depends on air temperature.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

True or False:

As air sinks, it gains moisture and forms rain clouds.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

True or False:

Warm air can contain more water vapor than cool air.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences, or effects, weather?

a)

Temperature

b)

Humidity

c)

Air pressure

d)

Heat waves

7.

What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

a)

When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

b)

When a cold front catches up to a warm front

c)

When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

8.

Which of the following is NOT a main type of weather front?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Active front

9.

Isobars on a weather map show areas of EQUAL pressure. If the Isobars are close together, what does it tell you about the weather in that area on a map?

a)

It is sunny and calm

b)

It is humid and windy

c)

It is windy

d)

It is raining

10.

Look at the point labeled A on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect in this area?

a)

Sunny and calm winds

b)

Sunny and very windy

c)

Rainy and windy

d)

Cold, snow, and calm

11.

Look at the point labeled B on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect here?

a)

Cold and windy

b)

Rainy

c)

Sunny and calm

d)

Snow and wind

12.

Meteorologists use many tools and instruments to study the weather. Which of the following is NOT used to help forecast weather?

a)

Barometers

b)

Anemometers

c)

Thermometers

d)

Telescopes

13.

High Pressure Systems generally bring what kind of weather?

a)

Sunny skies

b)

Cloudy skies

c)

Rain and precipitation

d)

Windy weather

14.

Look at the weather map. What type of air front is heading toward San Francisco?

a)

Cold front

b)

Warm front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Occluded front

15.

What information, or data, on a weather map can be used to predict weather with 100% accuracy?

a)

Isobar pressure lines

b)

Direction of the warm and cold fronts

c)

Location of the high and low pressure systems

d)

Weather prediction is never 100% accurate

16.

Average conditions over a period of time

a)

weather

b)

climate

17.

"It's windy and rainy today."

a)

weather

b)

climate

18.

hour to hour; day to day

a)

weather

b)

climate

19.

tornadoes / hurricanes / thunderstorms

a)

weather

b)

climate

20.

What factors help to shape weather & climate? Check all that apply.

a)

sun

b)

location

c)

wind

d)

water

e)

mountains

21.

Areas known as the low latitudes experience what type temperatures year round?

a)

cold / cool

b)

mild

c)

warm / hot

22.

When two air masses of different temperatures or moisture levels meet, it is known as a what?

a)

elevation

b)

shadow

c)

prevailing wind

d)

front

23.

What type of air is heavier?

a)

warm air

b)

cold air

24.

Higher elevation results in what type of temperatures

a)

warmer / hotter

b)

cooler / colder

25.

Where are the high latitudes located?

a)

near the north pole and south pole

b)

near the equator

26.

A(n) __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

a)

population

b)

niche

c)

abitotic

d)

ecosystem

27.

Which organism makes their own food through the process of photosynthesis?

a)

decomposer

b)

consumer

c)

herbivore

d)

producer

28.
How do consumers get their energy? 
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms 
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem 
29.

A group of the same type (species) of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

a)

threatened species

b)

populations

c)

community

d)

a limiting factor

30.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
d)
an animal that eats only herbs
31.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystems can be called______.

a)

biotic factors

b)

abiotic factors

c)

friendly factors

d)

community factors

32.

A living thing that lives on wastes and the remains of dead plants and animals is a _______.

a)

producer

b)

omnivore

c)

consumer

d)

decomposer

33.

An animal that eats only meat (other animals) is a ________.

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

d)

carnivore

34.
Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight. Producers provide food to consumers because ___.
a)
plants can easily make food from soil and water
b)
animals cannot produce their own food
c)
plants are more abundant in ecosystems
d)
many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat
35.

Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. Bears are called a(n) __________.

a)

Franivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

36.

What is an ECOSYSTEM?

a)

The highest number of things that can stay alive in an area.

b)

All living things in an ecosystem.

c)

An area, on land or in water, that contains living and non-living organisms which function together.

d)

All non-living things in an ecosystem.

e)

Something that limits the number of living things that can be in one ecosystem.

37.

What are BIOTIC FACTORS?

a)

The highest number of things that can stay alive in an area.

b)

All living things in an ecosystem.

c)

An area, on land or in water, that contains living and non-living organisms which function together.

d)

All non-living things in an ecosystem.

e)

Something that limits the number of living things that can be in one ecosystem.

38.

Identify the two BIOTIC factors from the list.

a)

Bacteria

b)

Rocks

c)

Sunlight

d)

Worms

39.

An example of an abiotic factor is...

a)

sunlight

b)

oak tree

c)

dead lizard

d)

moose

40.

Deserts, mountains, and rainforests are all examples of.....

a)

Tundras

b)

Ecosystems

c)

Biotic factors

d)

Population

41.

How are ecosystems important to humans

a)

They clean the air

b)

They are great for activities

c)

All of these answers are correct

d)

They provide resources like wood

42.

If you remove species from an ecosystem it can become _________.

a)

Unbalanced

b)

Healthier

c)

Larger

d)

Smaller

43.

Is this a stable population?

a)

No

b)

Yes

44.

What is there the least of in an ecosystem?

a)

Tertiary consumers

b)

Primary consumers

c)

Secondary consumers

d)

Producers

45.

What's this?

a)

A Food Web

b)

A Food Chain

46.

What organelle packages proteins?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Cell Membrane

47.

A group of organs working together create an

a)

organelle

b)

organ

c)

organ system

d)

organism

48.

Which organelle is the control center of the cell? (It is the BOSS.)

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Mitochondria

49.

What organelle is like a storage tank for food, water, & waste?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Ribosome

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

50.

What is the correct order of levels?

a)

atom, organelle, cell, molecule

b)

organelle, cell, tissue, organ

c)

organelle, organism, organ, organ system

d)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

51.

Which organelle breaks down waste & is similar to the "clean up crew?"

a)

cell membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Lysosome

d)

Smooth ER

52.

Which organelle makes ribosomes & is the "boss-man mini me?"

a)

Nucleus

b)

MItochondria

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Rough ER

53.

Which organelle is responsible for transport of proteins & has ribosomes attached?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Rough ER

c)

Smooth ER

d)

Cell Wall

54.

Jello-man is representing which organelle?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

55.

Choose the correct order below. (small to big)

a)

atom, molecule, organelle, tissue, cell

b)

organism, organ, cell, tissue

c)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

atom, organelle, organ, organism

56.

______ has a double membrane AND creates energy for the animal cell.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

57.

_____ makes lipids (fats) for the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Ribosome

d)

Rough ER

58.

The thick, rigid (stiff) boundary for a plant cell is a _____.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cytoplasm

59.

_____ has a double membrane AND changes light energy to chemical energy in PLANT cells.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Vacuole

d)

Chloroplast

60.

What surrounds (goes around) an animal cell to keep all organelles inside?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Rough ER

61.

Who are the 3 scientists that had a part in the CELL THEORY?

a)

Schlieden, Schwann, Virchow

b)

Hooke, Schwann, Schlieden

c)

Schlieden, Virchow, Hooke

d)

Jansen, Hooke, Virchow

62.
The division of the nucleus is known as:
a)
Synthesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
G1
d)
G2
63.
The ___________ holds the replicated sister chromatids together.
a)
centriole
b)
chromosomes
c)
centromere
d)
cycles
64.
The cell spends most of it's life in ________________.
a)
mitosis
b)
cytokinesis
c)
Interphase
d)
None of the above
65.
The structure labeled A is a(n)
a)
chromatid
b)
centriole
c)
centromere
d)
chromophere
66.
The structures labeled B are
a)
centrioles
b)
chromatids
c)
centromeres
d)
chromopheres
67.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase. 
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
68.
Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order: G2, S, G1, M. 
a)
G1, S, G2, M
b)
S, G1, G2, M
c)
G1, M, G2, S
d)
M, G1, S, G2
69.
In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?
 
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
70.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Prophase
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
71.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
72.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Interphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Metaphase
73.
Identify the Cell Cycle Stage.
a)
Interphase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Prophase
74.
What does this image represent?
a)
Cold front
b)
Red bulbous things
c)
Warm front
d)
Sarah Ju
75.
What does this image show? 
a)
A flag banner
b)
Blue alligator teeth
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front
76.

Name that symbol.

a)

Cold Front

b)

Warm Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Occluded Front

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