Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region VIII – Eastern Visayas
Schools Division of Tacloban City
District Learning Center II
SCANDINAVIAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
Tacloban City
DIAGNOSTIC TEST IN SCIENCE 7
NAME: ___________________________________ GRADE & SECTION: _________________ DATE:
__________

DIRECTIONS: Read each item carefully and encircle the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.

1. A possible explanation for a set of observations or answers to a scientific question is a _____.

a. scientific lawb. hypothesis c. manipulated variable d. scientific theory
2. A well tested explanation for a wide range of observation or experimental results is a ______.
a. Scientific law b. responding variable c. manipulated variable d. scientific theory
3. A slope is ______.
a. The ratio of the vertical change to the horizontal change.
b. a set of data from a controlled experiment.
c. a measure of how much mass is contained in each volume.
d. a smooth line drawn between points on a graph to reflect the general trend.
4. A factor that can change in an experiment is called a ______.
a. Conclusion b. variable c. hypothesis d. theory
5. Science seeks to acquire knowledge and understanding of reality through the formulation, testing, and evaluating of
_______.
a. deductive reasoning b. theories c. technology d. scientific method
6. The scientific method cannot be identified with any set of experimental or observational ________.
a. parameters b. goals c. formulas d. procedures
7. Scientific injury begins with _______.
a. problem to solve or a question to answer.
b. observation
c. laboratory tests
d. a checklist of procedures
8. To test a hypothesis, scientists must ______.
a. not reason deductively
b. accurately predict the outcome of tests
c. ignore test implications of the hypothesis
d. derive a test implication from the hypothesis
9. In double-blind experiments …
a. test results are unacceptable
b. neither the subjects nor the experimenters now who receives the real treatment
c. only the experimenters know who receives the real treatment
d. placebos are not used
10. The criterion of conservatism is a measure of ______.
a. how well a theory fits with existing knowledge
b. the amount of diverse phenomena explained
c. the number of novel predictions made
d. the number of assumptions made
11. A ___________ is much more powerful than a simple microscope. It can make objects look 100 to 400 times as big as
they really are.
a. Stereo microscope b. compound microscope c. electron microscope d. lens
12. A part of the microscope that controls the amount of light passing through the slide.
a. Diaphragm b. stage c. ocular lens d. objective lenses
13. The scanning, low, and high power objectives are mounted on the:
a. Revolving nosepiece b. stage c. body tube d. eyepiece
14. It holds up the entire microscope.
a. Clips b. stage c. base d. arm
15. It gives the distance needed between the eyepiece and the objective.
a. Nosepiece b. tube c. light d. HPO
16. What are organ systems made of?
a. Cells b. Organelles c. Organs d. Tissues
17. The brain controls many activities of the body. To what organ system does it belong?
a. Circulatory b. digestive c. Nervous d. respiratory
18. How does the position of a specimen appear under the microscope?
a. Upright b. the same c. reversed d. inverted
19. This organelle is semi-permeable, it controls what goes in and out of the cell.
 a. Lysosome b. cell membrane c. nucleus d. mitochondria
20. The largest organ of the integumentary system.
a. Skin b. Bladder c. Brain d. mouth
21. It is a quantity that reflects change in position only, from one point to another.
a. Distance b. speed c. motion d. acceleration
22. A quantity that reflects change in position from one point to another with respect to time.
a. Distance b. speed c. motion d. acceleration
23. A change in velocity at a given interval.
a. Distance b. speed c. motion d. acceleration
24. Any movement done that results in a change in position.
a. Distance b. speed c. motion d. acceleration
25. The vector quantity of speed is _______.
a. Acceleration b. displacement c. velocity d. motion
26. The actual change in position from one point to another with respect to direction.
a. Acceleration b. displacement c. velocity d. motion
27. Objects that do not allow any light to pass through them are described as ____.
a. Transparent b. translucent c. opaque d. convex
28. An instrument used to measure how hot or cold an object is.
a. Thermometer b. temperature c. heat energy d. glass
29. When an object heats up, it ____.
a. Vanishes b. expands c. constricts d. decreases
30. Heat transfer when there is a direct contact between objects is called _______.
a. Transformation b. convection c. conduction d. radiation
31. Heat transfer when there is a temperature difference between two objects is called _____.
a. Transformation b. convection c. conduction d. radiation
32. Patterns on a map or globe that helps to locate an exact area of a place is called _____.
a. Compass rose b. equator c. grip map d. hemispheres
33. Which resources are considered non-renewable?
a. Fossil fuels b. plants c. sunlight d. water
34. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a. Oxygen b. carbon dioxide c. nitrogen d. water vapor
35. Which if the following is an effect of the movement of the Earth?
a. Day and nigh b. light and dark c. sun and moon d. star and sun
36. How long does earth’s rotation last?
a. 60 minutes b. 360 minutes c. 24 hours d. 365.25 days
37. How long does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
a. 60 minutes b. 360 minutes c. 24 hours d. 365.25 days
38. What would happen if the Earth is too close to the sun?
a. Life will still be possible
b. No living organism will survive
c. Earth will move faster on its axis
d. The temperature will decrease
39. When the Earth is in perihelion, the sun appears __________.
a. Bigger b. smaller c. either a or b d. no changes
40. If the Earth’s orbit is closer to the sun, it is ___________.
a. Aphelion b. equinox c. perihelion d. solstice