FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN SCIENCE 7

Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write the CAPITAL LETTER of your answer on our answer sheet.
1. 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
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 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
4. When a scientist shares her findings with other scientists, she is_________?
A. analyzing data C. experimenting
B. communicating results D. making a hypothesis
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 C. Plant C
B. Plant B D. All of them
6. A series of steps designed to help you solve problems and answer questions.
A. experiment C. observation
B. hypothesis D. scientific method
7. A substance containing two or more elements chemically bonded together is considered a(n):
A. alloy C. compound
B. atom 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 C. Manganesse
B. Mangganese D. Mangganesse
10. Which of the following is a compound?
A. Air C. Water
B. Iron D. Wood
11. Which of these is the smallest particle?
A. An atom C. An element
B. A molecule D. A speck of dust
12. How many elements are represented in the compound Na2CO3?
A. 1 C. 3
B. 2 D. 5
13. Which of the following is a good conductor of electricity and heat?
A. Metals C. Non-metals
B. Metalloids D. All of the above
14.The ability of metals to be drawn into thin wire is known as____________?
A. Conductivity C. Malleability
B. Ductility D. Sonorousity
15. How many atoms are there in a compound?
A. always two C. two or more
B. one D. none of these
16. A pure substance whose atoms are of the same type is called________?
A. Compound C. Mixture
B. Element D. All of the Above
17. Examples of noble gases are:
A. Helium and Neon C. Magnesium and Chlorine
 B. Hydrogen and Helium D. Nobelium and Einsteinium
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. A group of elements have no luster, have no conductivity, and are brittle. What is the classification of these elements?
A. Metals C. Non-Metals
B. Metalloids D. None of the above
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. An element is a substance that contains only one kind of atom. Which of the following substance is an element?
A. Iron C. Sugar
B. Salt D. Vinegar
22.Salt solution and ammonia water are classified as ____________.
A. compound C. mixture
B. element D. solution
23. 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
24. An unknown fruit juice has a sour taste. To what kind of compound does it belong?
A. Acid C. Element
B. Base D. Salt
25. 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.
26. Arrange the following household items: toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar from the most acidic to most basic?
A. Tap water, milk, toothpaste, vinegar
B. Milk, tap water, vinegar, toothpaste
C. Toothpaste, milk, tap water, vinegar
D. vinegar, tap water, milk, toothpaste
27. Which of the following statements is true concerning acids and bases?
A. Acids and bases don’t react with each other.
B. Acids mixed with bases neutralized each other.
C. Acids mixed with bases make stronger bases.
D. Acids mixed with bases make stronger acids.
28. The following statement describes a mixture EXCEPT ________?
A. Components can be separated by physical means.
B. Particles of each substance can be identified.
C. It consists of two or more substances.
D. process in which the solute and solvent are combined together
29. Two substances physically combined and that appears the same throughout is classified as
A. Compound C. Heterogeneous Mixture
B. Element D. Homogeneous Mixture
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 C. Salt
B. Base 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 C. Solute
B. Solvent 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 C. Solvent
B. Solute D. None of the above
36. This type of mixture contains two or more visibly distinguishable substances.
 A. Colloid C. Homogeneous
B. Heterogeneous D. Suspension
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. In the above picture, 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 that dissolves in another substance.
D. a substance into which another substance dissolves.
42.The amount of solute actually 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 C.A, C, B
B.C, B, A 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 go down.
B. The concentration will go up.
C. The concentration will stay the same.
D. All of the above.
47. It refers to the amount of solute dissolved in a given amount per volume of solution.?
A. Concentration B. Dilution
C. Precipitation 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 C. water
B. solvent 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 Teacher