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Science 7 Achievement Test
Science 7 Achievement Test
ACHIEVEMENT TEST
SCIENCE 7
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. What do you call the series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions?
A. Observation B. Scientific Method C. Hypothesis D. Experiment
6. A substance containing two or more elements chemically bonded together is considered a(n):
A. mixture B. atom C. alloy D. compound
8. This type of mixture contains two or more substances that are visibly distinguishable.
A. homogeneous B. heterogeneous C. solution D. suspension
9. A substance which consists of two or more elements which have been combined chemically is called ____.
A. element B. compound C. mixture D. atom
10. ______________ describes how well the substance can be hammered into sheets.
A. Malleability B. Conductivity C. Ductility D. Luster
11. Which of the following is the part of the microscope that illuminates the specimen?
A. Light Source B. Diaphragm C. Stage D. Ocular
12. When looking at a specimen on your slide, you should always start with the ___.
A. low objective lens B. medium objective lens C. high objective lens D. super high power lens
14. What two parts of the cell are different between an animal and a plant cell
A. cell wall and nucleus C. cell wall and chloroplast
B. nucleus and cell membrane D. mitochondria and chloroplast
17. Creates the greatest diversity, & therefore the ability to survive changing environments is
A. sexual reproduction B. cloning C. asexual reproduction D. fragmentation
18. Process in which a sperm cell is joined with an egg cell is called ___.
A. Zygote B. fertilization C. implantation D. ovulation
20. A clownfish uses a sea anenome as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anenome. This is an
example of what type of relationship?
A. Predator-Prey C. Commensalism
B. Mutualism D. Parasitism
26. What type of wave can travel without a medium? It can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
A. Mechanical B. Electromagnetic C. Longitudinal D. Seismic
29. When Prof. Snape yells his name in a cave, the sound reflects off the walls of the cave and travels back to his ears. What is this
called?
A. Refraction B. amplitude C. pitch D. echo
31. What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
A. Conduction B. Radiation C. Convection D. Density
32. Name the imaginary line which divides Northern and Southern hemispheres
A. Cardinal Direction B. South C. North D. Equator
36. What are the causes of man made air pollution and natural air pollution respectively?
A. Waste incinerators and forest fires C. Cycling and forest fires
B. Swimming and wind erosion D. Hurricanes and power plant emissions