Department of Education

Region III
NORTH HILLS VILLAGE HIGH SCHOOL
Third Periodical Test in Science 7
Name: ____________________________________7-________________ Score:
Date: _______________________
Direction: MULTIPLE CHOICE.Read and understand each sentence carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on
the space provided before each number.
________1. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference. _______________________
a. I and II only c. II and III only PARENT’S SIGNATURE
b. I and III only d. I, II, and III
For questions 2 and 3, refer to the table below. Data were obtained from a 200-meter dash competition.
FEMALE RECORDED MALE ATHLETE RECORDED
ATHLETE TIME TIME
1 26.5 1 22.4
2 26.1 2 21.9
3 25.3 3 23.0
4 26.7 4 22.6
_________2. Which of the following statements is/are true?
I. The male athletes are faster than the female athletes.
II. Compared to the speed of the fastest male athlete, the average speed of the fastest female athlete is
slightly less.
a. I only c. Both I and II
b. II only d. Neither I nor II

_________3. How do you compute for the average speed of each athlete?
a. Multiply 200 meters by the recorded time of travel.
b. Divide 200 meters by the recorded time of travel.
c. Divide the recorded time of travel by 200 meters.
d. Divide 200 meters by twice the recorded time of travel.
_________4. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 5 meters to the left, then 2 meters up, then another
5 meters to the right?
a. The displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters.
b. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters.
c. The displacement of the object is equal to 12 meters down.
d. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 12 meters down.
_________5. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the object moving with constant speed?
a. The object is not accelerating
b. The speed of the object is equal to zero.
c. The distance travelled by the object increases uniformly
d. The speed of the object remains the same all throughout the travel
_________6. Which of the following graphs shows that the object’s motion is accelerating?

_________7. Which of the following refers to the measure of how fast an object is moving?
a. speed c. acceleration
b. velocity d. motion
_________8. Which of the following devices is used to measure the instantaneous speed of a vehicle?
a. anemometer c. speedometer
b.velometer d. hygrometer
_________9.Which of the following refers to speed with direction?
a. speed c. acceleration
b. velocity d. displacement
_________10.Which of the following is defined as the rate of change of velocity.
a. displacement c. time
b. position d. acceleration
_________11.Which of the following refers to the total path length covered by a moving object?
a. displacement c. motion
b. distance d. position
_________12.Which of the following is an example of velocity?
a. 25 m/s b .35 m/s North c. 38 meters d. 45 meters South
_________13. Which measurements represent acceleration?
a. 48 m/s b. 61 km/hr. c.56mi/hr. East d. 110 kilometers Southwest

__________14. If a projectile flies north 399 m in 57 s. What is its velocity?

a. 7 m/s, north b. 7 m/s c. 7 m/s d. 7 km/hr
__________15. If a car moves with an average speed of 60 km/hr for an hour, it will travel a distance of 60km. How far
will it travel if it continues this average rate of 4 hrs?
a. 120 km. b. 240 km c. 60 km d. 180 km
__________16. A motorist travels 406 km south during a 7 hour period. What was the average velocity of the motorist?
a. 58 km/hr b. 5.8 m/s c. 58 km/hr d. 5.8 m/s
__________17. Which of the following refers to speed with direction?
a. distance c. acceleration
b. velocity d. motion

Consider the diagram below to answer, question number 18.

___________18. Which of the following letters show the amplitude of the wave in the diagram above?
a. C b. E c. D d. A
___________19. Which of the following interval represents a half wavelength?
a. A to E b. B to F c. A to B d. C to E
___________20. In mechanical waves, how can we describe the transport of energy from one place to another?
a. Alternately vibrating particles of the medium
b. Particles traveling with the wave
c. Vibrating particles and traveling particles
d. Particles vibrating with the wave
___________21. Which of the following is TRUE about transverse wave?
a. The individual particles of the medium move in circles
b. The individual particles of the medium move in ellipses
c. The individual particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of travel
d. The individual particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of travel
___________22. Frequency refers to the number of waves passing through a given point during the interval of one
second. Which of the following is TRUE about frequency? The higher the frequency of a wave,
a. The higher the frequency of a wave, the lower its speed.
b. The higher the frequency of a wave, the shorter its wavelength.
c. The higher the frequency of a wave, the greater its amplitude.
d. The higher the frequency of a wave, the longer its period.
___________23. Waves in a lake are 5.00 m in length and pass an anchored boat 1.25 s apart. What is the speed of the
wave?
a. 0.25 m/s b. 4.00 m/s c. 6.25 m/s d. 5.50 m/s
___________24. In which kind of wave does the energy from the sun reaches the earth?
a. ultraviolet waves b. infrared waves c. mechanical waves d. electromagnetic waves
___________25. Which of the following best describes longitudinal wave?
a. follows a circular direction c. vibrate back and forth
b. vibrate from side to side d. move parallel
___________26. How do we know that waves carry energy?
a. It can set other objects into motion. c. It cannot set other objects into motion.
b. It can manipulate object to decrease its size. d. It can control object’s movement.
___________27. How can we compare the frequency and energy carried by ultraviolet waves to that of visible light?
a. UV waves have higher energy and frequency compared to visible light.
b. UV waves have shorter energy and frequency compared to visible light.
c. UV waves have higher energy compared to visible light.
d. UV waves and visible light have the same frequency and energy.
___________28. Mechanical waves like sound, water waves, earthquake waves and waves in a stretched string
propagate through a medium. What kind of wave does not require a material medium for their passage?
a. electricity wave c. heat wave
b. electromagnetic wave d. light wave
___________29. Maria and her friends are on the beach and plan to go swimming but the lifeguard prevented them
from doing so. Was the decision of the lifeguard correct?
a. Yes, because there might be strong waves at the beach which will be dangerous for people to
swim.
b. No, because the lifeguard is preventing the people to enjoy.
c. Yes, because the waves are many.
d. No, because the strong waves are not dangerous to people while swimming.
___________30. The section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called compression. How
about the section where the particles are less crowded?
a. condensation c. rarefaction
b. reflection d. refraction
___________31. If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and fro in the same direction of energy transport, then we
can consider this as what kind of wave?
a. Surface Wave c. Electromagnetic Wave
b. Transverse Wave d. Longitudinal Wave
___________32. When the particles of a medium are vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy transport, then we
can consider this as what kind of wave?
a. Surface Wave c. Electromagnetic Wave
b. Transverse Wave d. Longitudinal Wave
___________33. You are trying to reach your friend via phone call. The operator says “The subscriber cannot be reached.
Please try again later.” It seems that your friend does not have a signal. Which of the following is needed for your friend’s
phone to work?
a. gamma rays c. infrared waves
b. ultraviolet waves d. radio wave
__________34. What is the amplitude of the wave in the diagram below?

a. 0.03 m. b. 0.04 m. c. 0.05 m. d. 0.06 m.

___________35. Which of the following objects will produce sound?
a. soft objects c. vibrating objects
b. radio stations d. objects under pressure
___________36. Which of the following best describes a high frequency sound? It has _____________.
a. low pitch c. low energy
b. high pitch d. A and C
___________37. Compared to a thin string of the same length and tightness, a thick string will produce what kind of
sound?
a. the same pitch c. higher pitch
b. lower pitch d. lower then higher pitch
___________38. Sound is a form of energy. It is produced when air molecules vibrate and move in pattern. What kind of
wave does sound belongs?
a. Longitudinal Wave c. Electromagnetic Wave
b. Transverse Wave d. Surface Wave
___________39. Which of the following is not capable of transmitting sound?
a. air b. water c. steel d. a vacuum
___________40. Which of the following would most likely transmit sound best?
a. Steel in cabinet b. Water in the ocean c. Air in your classroom d. Water in a swimming pool
___________41. American Indians used to put their ears to the ground to listen for the arrival of men on horses. Which of
the following is the best explanation of this?
a. Sound travels faster in solids than in air.
b. Sound travels faster in air than in solids.
c. Sound travels slowest in solids than in air.
d. Sound travels equally to solids and air.
___________42. Which of the following is NOT an electromagnetic wave?
a. Infrared Wave b. Radio Wave c. Sound Wave D. X ray
___________43. How does the wavelength of infrared (IR) compare with the wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) waves?
a. Infrared waves have longer wavelength.
b. Infrared waves have shorter wavelength.
c. IR waves have the same wavelength as the UV waves.
d. IR is not comparable in wavelength with the UV waves
___________44. Among all the electromagnetic waves (EM), which has the highest frequency?
a. Infrared radiation b. Radio wave c. Ultraviolet d. Gamma rays
___________45. ROYGBIV is the basic component of white light. Which color of light carries the most energy?
a. Blue b. Green c. Orange d. Red
___________46. Light is an electromagnetic wave. Which characteristic is common in all electromagnetic waves?
a. amplitude b. frequency c. speed d. wavelength
The illustration below shows a lady making a noodle soup using a pan made of metal. Use this illustration to answer the
questions below:

____________47. How does heat travel through the pan?

a. by radiation c. by dispersion
b. by convection d. by conduction
____________48. How does heat travel through the soup?
a. by radiation c. by dispersion
b. by convection d. by conduction
____________49. In what direction does heat travel through the soup?
a. from top to bottom c. both A and B
b. from bottom to top d. neither A nor B
____________50. Which of the following methods of heat transfer is NOT taking place in the given situation?
a. Conduction c. Radiation
b. Convection d. Reflection