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1st Semester Final Exam

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the first step of the scientific method?

a)

Form a hypothesis

b)

Draw a conclusion

c)

Ask a question

d)

Analyze results

2.

What is the independent variable in an experiment?

a)

The variable that changes

b)

The variable being measured

c)

The constants

d)

The final result

3.

A good hypothesis should be:

a)

A random guess

b)

An opinion

c)

Testable

d)

A proven fact

4.

Which step comes LAST in a scientific investigation?

a)

Testing the hypothesis

b)

Forming a question

c)

Reporting conclusions

d)

Identifying variables

5.

Which of the following is a chemical change?

a)

Melting ice

b)

Breaking a pencil

c)

Burning paper

d)

Mixing sand and water

6.

Which observation indicates a chemical reaction has occurred?

a)

The smell from rotting eggs

b)

Salt dissolving in Water

c)

Melting Ice

d)

Cutting Paper

7.

Which are examples of a physical change?

a)

Rusting

b)

Cutting Paper

c)

Freezing Water

d)

Digesting Food

8.

Which statement is TRUE about chemical changes?

a)

They create new substances

b)

They are always reversible

c)

The substance stays the same

d)

No energy changes occur

9.

Newton’s First Law is also known as the Law of:

a)

Action-reaction

b)

Acceleration

c)

Gravity

d)

Inertia

10.

Which situation describes Newton’s Third Law?

a)

A book stays at rest until pushed

b)

A car speeds up when the gas pedal is pressed

c)

A diver jumping off a raft, where the diver pushes the raft backward and the raft pushes the diver forward. 

d)

A heavier object needs more force to move

11.

Why did the blue car win?

a)

It is heavier than the yellow car.

b)

The pink surface is rougher than the blue surface.

c)

It had little to no friction to resist acceleration.

d)

Its ramp is higher.

12.

Which factor does NOT affect the amount of friction?

a)

Surface texture

b)

Force pressing surfaces together

c)

Type of material

d)

Temperature of a room

13.

The weakest wave on the electromagnetic spectrum is the ___________ wave.

a)

ultraviolet

b)

radio

c)

gamma

d)

Microwaves

14.

A pencil in a glass of water looks bent because water __________ light waves.

a)

reflects

b)

refracts

15.

Which electromagnetic wave has the highest frequency?

a)

Radio

b)

Visible light

c)

Gamma rays

d)

Microwaves

16.

What determines the loudness of a sound?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave speed

17.

Mitosis results in:

a)

4 unique cells

b)

2 identical cells

c)

2 unique cells

d)

4 identical cells

18.

Meiosis is used for:

a)

Growth

b)

Repair

c)

Producing sex cells

d)

Asexual reproduction

19.

Which statements are true?

a)

Meiosis produces genetically varied gametes

b)

Meiosis creates genetically identical cells

c)

Mitosis produces body (somatic) cells

d)

Meiosis is used only for healing injuries

20.

Which type of cell reproduction is responsible for producing four genetically identical gametes?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Both

d)

Neither

21.

Phenotype refers to:

a)

Physical appearance

b)

Behavior

22.

Which of the following represents a heterozygous genotype?

a)

BB

b)

bb

c)

Bb

d)

b

23.

In a Punnett square where T = tall (dominant) and t = short (recessive), which genotype will be SHORT?

a)

TT

b)

Tt

c)

tt

d)

tT

24.

In a pedigree chart, a shaded symbol usually represents:

a)

A family pet

b)

A carrier of the trait

c)

A person affected with the trait

d)

A person who is deceased

25.

A mother with blood type AO and a father with type BO could have a child with which blood type?

a)

Only AB

b)

Only O

c)

A, B, AB, or O

d)

Only A or B

26.

The parents of the offspring are:

a)

Heterozygous r White.

b)

Homozygous Purple

c)

Homozygous White

d)

Heterozygous Purple

27.

A male is represented on a pedigree chart as a:

a)

Circle

b)

Triangle

c)

Square

d)

Shaded shape only

28.

The offspring are:

a)

Two Homozygous Purple and Two Heterozygous White.

b)

One Heterozygous White, and Three Homozygous Purple.

c)

1 Homozygous Purple, 2 Heterozygous Purple, 1 Homozygous White

d)

Three Heterozygous Purple and One Homozygous White.

29.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Cutting paper

b)

Melting ice

c)

Burning paper

d)

Dissolving sugar

30.

There are family members who are affected with the sickle cell anemia trait. Who are affected in Generation 3?

a)

Numbers 3, 4 and 5

b)

One female and two males

c)

Numbers 3 and 5 only

d)

Two females and Two males

31.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Burning wood

b)

Rusting iron

c)

Cutting hair

d)

Baking a cake

32.

What is a characteristic of chemical changes?

a)

They create new substances

b)

They are reversible

c)

They do not change the substance

d)

They only change the state

33.

Which of Newton's Laws describes an object remaining at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force and/or and object remaining in motion unless acted on to stop by a force?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

34.

Who are the children of the parents in generation 1?

a)

Numbers 2, 3, 4 and 6.

b)

Numbers 1, 2 and 4.

c)

Numbers 3 and 5.

d)

Numbers 2, 3 and 5.

35.

If the wavelengths of a wave are really close together it means....

a)

it is a low frequency wave.

b)

it is a high frequency wave.

c)

the amplitude is high.

d)

the amplitude is low.

36.

The higher the amplitude of a sound wave, the __________ the sound.

a)

louder

b)

softer

37.

Which phenotype is produced by the genotype ii?

a)

A Type Blood

b)

B Type Blood

c)

O Type Blood

d)

AB Type Blood

38.

Fill in the blank: The genotype IAIBI^A I^B produces ________ blood type.

a)

AB Type Blood

b)

A Type Blood

c)

B Type Blood

d)

O Type Blood