FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 7

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on your answer sheet.
1. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions.
A. experiment B. hypothesis C. observation D. scientific method

2. In an experiment, the one variable that is changed is called the__________?

A. controlled variable C. experimental variable
B. dependent variable D. independent variable

3. What skill is a scientist using when she listens to the sounds that whales make?
A. drawing conclusions C. making a hypothesis
B. interpreting data D. making observations

4. What is the correct order of the steps in the scientific method?

A. Make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze the results, ask a question, draw conclusions, and
communicate results.
B. Ask a question, analyze results, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and
communicate results.
C. Ask a question, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, analyze results, and
communicate results.
D. Ask questions, make a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, analyze results, draw conclusions, communicate
results

5. A scientist who wants to study the effects of fertilizer on plants sets up an experiment. Plant A gets no fertilizer,
Plant B gets 5 mg. of fertilizer each day, and Plant C gets 10mg. of fertilizer each day. Which plant is the control
group?
A. Plant A B. Plant B C. Plant C D. All of them

6. Which question would be the best high level scientific question?

A. How long ago did dinosaurs live on the Earth?
B. Who made the first microscope?
C. Does the amount of salt in water affect the temperature at which it boils?
D. How many giraffes live in Africa?

7. A substance containing two or more elements chemically bonded together is considered a(n):
A. alloy B. atom C. compound D. mixture

8. Where are non-metallic elements found in the periodic table?

A. In the middle C. On the left-hand side
B. In the top rows D. On the right-hand side

9. What is the name of the element with a symbol of Mn?

A. Manganese B. Mangganese C. Manganesse D. Mangganesse

10. Which of the following is a compound?

A. Air B. Iron C. Water D. Wood

11. Which statement explains why oxygen is classified as a pure substance and air is classified as a mixture?
A. Oxygen is more reactive than air.
B. Oxygen has a higher density than air.
C. Oxygen goes under a phase change, whereas air is always a gas.
D. Oxygen contains only one substance, but air contains several substances.
12. When electricity passes through water, hydrogen and oxygen are produced. Which table correctly labels the
compounds and elements involved in the process?
A. Water-->Compound C. Water--->Compound
Hydrogen-->Compound Hydrogen--->Element
Oxygen--->Element Oxygen--->Element
B. Water-->Compound D. Water-->Compound
Hydrogen--->Element Hydrogen--->Compound
Oxygen--->Compound Oxygen--->Compound

13. The chemical equation shown below represents a reaction that produces fuel for certain cars.
CO + H2O------->CO2 + H2

Which substance in this equation is classified as an element?

A. CO B. O2 C. CO2 D. H2

14. Water (H2O), is not found on the periodic table because water is a/an...
A. element B. compound C. liquid D. mixture

15. Which two of the following statements are correct?

A. An element is always represented by a symbol consisting of two letters such as He.
B. Compounds consist of two or more different types of atoms.
C. Elements consist of only one type of atom.
D. A compound can easily be split up into its different elements.

16. An element is a substance that contains only one kind of atom. Which of the following substance is an element?
A. Iron B. Salt C. Sugar D. Vinegar

17. Which statement is true regarding pure substance?

A. Pure substances are a physical combination of two or more elements.
B. Pure substance can be further broken down into a simpler substance
C. Pure substances have definite boiling and melting point.
D. Pure substance may be homogeneous or heterogeneous

18. What are two properties that make a metal a GOOD choice to use as a wire in electronics?
A. Conductivity, malleability C. Luster, malleability
B. Ductility, Conductivity D. Malleability, high density

19. How is a mixture different from compound?

A. Mixtures are commonly found in nature
B. Mixtures have two or more components
C. Solids, liquids and gases can form mixtures.
D. Each substance in a mixture keeps most of its characteristic properties.

20. What is true about the components of a mixture?

A. They lose their individual properties
B. They still retain their individual properties.
C. They cannot be separated by physical means.
D. They combined to form an entirely new substance.

21. Which statement about mixtures is FALSE?

A. The ingredients of a mixture keep their physical properties.
B. A mixture contains more than one ingredient.
C. Components of mixtures can be separated.
D. All mixtures are food and drinks

22. The following statement describes a mixture EXCEPT ________?

A. The process in which the solute and solvent are combined
B. Components can be separated by physical means.
C. Particles of each substance can be identified.
D. It consists of two or more substances.
23. Which of the following is an example of a mixture?
A. Fruit Salad B. Table Salt C. Vinegar D. Baking Soda

24. A chicken noodle soup is an example of

A. element C. homogeneous mixture
B. compound D. heterogenous mixture

25 Salt solution and ammonia water are classified as ____________.

A. compound B. element C. mixture D. solution

26. An unknown fruit juice has a sour taste. To what kind of compound does it belong?
A. Acid B. Base C. Element D. Salt

27. The following statements are properties of bases EXCEPT

A. They have a bitter taste
B. They are soapy or slippery.
C. They can change the red litmus paper
D. They can change the blue litmus paper.

28. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to most basic?
A. Milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
B. Tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar
C. Toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
D. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste

29. Which of the following statements is true concerning acids and bases?
A. Acids mixed with bases make stronger acids
B. Acids and bases don’t react with each other.
C. Acids mixed with bases make stronger bases.
D. Acids mixed with bases neutralized each other.

30.A solution is an acid or base if________________.

A. acid tastes bitter. C. acid turns litmus paper to blue.
B. base tastes sour. D. base turns plant indicator to yellow and blue.

31. Jane was investigating the nature of an unknown solution. She used a blue litmus paper and observed that it did
not change its color after dipping it in the unknown solution. What must be the nature of the solution?
A. Acid B. Base C. Salt D. Water

32. Which of the following chemical system is homogeneous?

A. Cooking oil C. salt, sugar, water
B. Halo-halo D. sand, chalk, water

33. When a solute dissolves into a solvent it is called a_________?

A. Solution B. Solvent C. Solute D. Supersaturated

34. The solution that contains the maximum amount of solute dissolved by a given amount of solvent.
A. Saturated solution C. Unsaturated solution
B. Supersaturated solution D. None of the above

35. A solution is made by dissolving some salt in a beaker of water. The salt is referred to as the _________.
A. Filtrate B. Solute C. Solvent D. None of the above

36. A 40% alcohol contains

A. 40 mL alcohol in 100 mL of water. C. 60 mL of alcohol in 100 mL of water.
B. 40 mL alcohol in 60 mL of water. D. 60 mL of alcohol in 40 mL of water.

37. How does a solution become supersaturated?

A. Dissolve lots of solute in it. C. Dissolve a super amount of solve in it.
B. Dissolve a little solute in it. D. Dissolve more solute than it should be able to.
38. The picture at the right shows a powder is about to be poured into the liquid.
Which of the following should be done to make this powder dissolve faster?
A. Add more powder to the liquid
B. Freeze the mixture
C. Stir the powder in the liquid
D. Store the mixture in a dark place
39. What is the factor that most affects the rate of a solution?
A. Time C. Type of solute
B. Stirring D. Amount already dissolved
40. What is the term we use when we have a less concentrated solution?
A. concentrated C. solvent
B. dilute D. volume
41. Solvent is best defined as____________?
A. a mixture in which the substances are spread out evenly between one another and cannot be told apart.
B. the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.
C. a substance into which another substance dissolves.
D. a substance that dissolves in another substance
42.The amount of solute dissolved in a given amount of solvent?
A. solute C. saturated solution
B. concentration D. supersaturated mixture
43. If we are making Kool-aid with sugar, Kool-aid powder, and water, which part is the solvent?
A. water C. sugar
B. powder D. sugar and powder
44. Which solution is more concentrated?
A.25 g of salt in 100 mL of water C.10 g of salt in 100 mL of water
B.5 g of salt in 100 mL of water D.0 g of salt in 100 mL of water
45. Analyze the following sets of solutions. Arrange the given samples from the most concentrated to the least
concentrated solution.
Solution A - of 61g/50mL
Solution B - 21g/50mL
Solution C - 41/50mL
A. A, B, C B. C, B, A C.A, C, B D.C, A, B
46. If we increase the amount of solute in a solution, but do not add any additional water. What will happen to the
concentration?
A. The concentration will stay the same.
B. The concentration will go down.
C. The concentration will go up.
D. All the above
47. It refers to the amount of solute dissolved in each amount per volume of solution.?
A. Concentration B. Precipitation C. Dilution D. Solution
48. A student is preparing solutions for a laboratory experiment by dissolving solid solutes in liquid solvents. Which
action will increase the rate of solubility?
A. increasing the particle size of the solute
B. increasing the pressure on the solution
C. lowering the temperature of the solvent
D. stirring the solute in the solution
49. You can make a solution more concentrated by adding more __________.
A. solute B. solvent C. water D. solution
50. How do you decrease the concentration of a solution?
A. Add more powder or solute C. Less powder or solute
B. Add more water or solvent D. Less water or solvent

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Grade 7 Science Teachers