Science 7 Diagnostic Test

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DIAGNOSTIC TEST
SCIENCE 7
MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer.
1. You observe that the iron grills in your windows become rustier after the rain. You wonder why
they become rusty. Which step in the scientific method is involved?
A. formulating a hypothesis
B. identifying the problem
C. making a conclusion
D. gathering data
2. What is the first step in making a scientific investigation?
A. recording data
B. making a conclusion
C. identifying the problem
D. formulating a hypothesis
3. A jar contains 100 mL of water at 20°C. If you put two teaspoonful of sugar in the jar, it will
eventually dissolve. What will you do to increase the rate at which the sugar dissolves?
A. Cool the solution to 10°C.
B. Heat and stir the mixture.
C. Use a lesser amount of water.
D. Transfer the solution to a large container.
4. When a small amount of iodine is dissolved in alcohol, which part of the solution is alcohol?
A. solute B. solvent C. solution D. solution
5. Both of these foods would be classified as homogeneous mixture.
A. Chicken noodle soup and fudge ripple ice cream
B. Soda pop and chocolate ice cream
C. Rocky road ice cream and an orange
D. Watermelon and spaghetti with meatballs
6. What property makes metals ideal for cooking utensils?
A. luster C. ductility
B. malleability D. heat and electrical conductivity
7. What is formed when you mix oil and water then shake the two liquids together?
A. colloid B. solution C. compound D. suspension
8. In which general classification are compounds and elements included?
A. mixtures B. colloids C. pure substances D. always in solid form
9. Which of the following is NOT an element?
A. H2O B. C C. Ag D. Cl
10.Which of the following has a pH greater than 7?
A. salt B. solid C. basic solution D. acidic solution
11. Which of the following is NOT a part of a plant cell?
A. nucleus B. centriole C. chloroplast D. Golgi apparatus
12. What cell structure controls the cell’s activities?
A. nucleus B. lysosome C. nucleolus D. Golgi apparatus
13. Which of the following provides the cell with energy?
A. nucleolus B. chloroplast C. mitochondrion D. endoplasmic reticulum
14. Sleeping sickness: Trypanosoma; malaria: ___________________________?
A. mildew B. paramecium C. Leishmania D. Plasmodium
15. What can some fungi do?
A. digest organic compounds C. cause pneumonia
B. break down organic materials D. cause fermentation
16. Which microorganism is used as an ingredient in making bread?
A. nitrifier B. penicillin C. yeast D. protozoan
17. Which reproduction requires male and female sex cells?
A. Heredity C. Sexual Reproduction
B. Mitosis D. Asexual reproduction
18. The process whereby one cell forms a copy of itself is called ______.
A. Meiosis C. Sexual Reproduction
B. Transcription D. Asexual reproduction
19. How should the following stages in sexual reproduction be arranged in the proper order?
I. Fertilization II. Zygote formation IIII. Meiosis
A. I, III, II
B. II, I, III
C. III, II, I
D. III, I, II
20. Which is NOT a biotic factor in the environment?
A. mushroom B. bark of a tree C. dead log D. soil
21. What is the acceleration of a freely falling object?
A. 9.8 m/s/s B. 9.8 cm/s/s C. 98 m/s/s D. 98 cm/s/s
22. What happens when a driver steps on the brakes of a car?
A. The car speeds up C. The car decelerates
B. The car changes direction D. The velocity of the car increases
23. Which waves require a medium through which they will travel?
A. mechanical waves C. both a and b
B. longitudinal waves D. none of these
24.transverse waves: crests :: longitudinal waves: _______________?
A. rarefactions B. compressions C. troughs D. frequencies
25. If there is a tsunami, ocean waves may reach 20 m high. What does this height represent?
A. frequency B. wavelength C. amplitude D. wave speed
26. Which of the following the sound cannot travel?
A. solids B. liquids C. gases D. empty space
27. What happens when a sound source passes by you?
A. Its velocity decreases C. Its loudness increases
B. Its pitch decreases D. Its frequency increases
28. Which property of sound describes your perception of it?
A. pitch B. loudness C. intensity D. wave speed
29. Which frequency is beyond the normal human hearing?

A. 20 Hz B. 5000 Hz C. 1000 Hz D. 30, 000 Hz
30. What is the color of the lowest frequency visible light waves?
A. red B. blue C. infrared D. ultraviolet
31. Why are ultraviolet rays dangerous to living cells?

A. They require air to travel.
B. They can travel through empty space.
C. They have more energy than visible light.
D. They have less energy than radio waves.
32. What happens when two negative charges are brought close together?
A. They repel each other.
B. They attract each other.
C. They become grounded.
D. They neither attract nor repel each other.
33. Which of the following divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
A. parallel B. latitude C. equator D. Prime Meridian
34. In what body of water can a ship seek temporary shelter to protect it from a strong
typhoon?
A. gulf B. beach C. bay D. shore
35. You are making a handicraft project using an old newspaper, you are practicing ____.
A. recycling B. reducing C. reusing D. all of these
For numbers 36 – 37, analyze the diagram to answer the questions.
36. How would you compare the temperature of the air above the land and the air above
the sea?
A. Both have the same temperature.
B. Temperature is lower on land.
C. Temperature is higher over the sea.
D. Temperature is higher on land.
37. Where is the high pressure located?
A. over the land
B. over the sea
C. over both the land and the sea
D. neither over the land nor the sea
38. Why should ozone depletion be controlled?

A. The ozone layer heats the stratosphere.
B. The ozone layer protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun.
C. Ozone converts ultraviolet rays into heat.
D. Ozone causes skin cancer.
39. Which of the following explains the abundant rainfall in the Philippines?
A. The presence of forests
B. Its location and its bodies of water
C. The slanted rays of the sun
D. The low temperature in the tropics
40. During a solar eclipse, which alignment of the sun, Earth, and the moon is in the correct
sequence?
A. Earth – sun – moon
B. Sun – Earth – moon
C. Sun – moon – Earth
D. Moon – sun - Earth

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What is the first step in making a scientific investigation?

What property makes metals ideal for cooking utensils?

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29. Which frequency is beyond the normal human hearing?

31. Why are ultraviolet rays dangerous to living cells?

For numbers 36 – 37, analyze the diagram to answer the questions.

38. Why should ozone depletion be controlled?

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