Worksheets Name
Science 7 Post Test
Class
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 52mins
Date
Instructor name: Jacob D
1. Which of the following causes air pollution?
a) all of the above b) forest fires
c) volcanic eruptions d) burning fossil fuels
2. Specific traits for a show dog is an example of _____.
a) behavioral adaptations b) selective breeding
c) natural selection d) physical adaptations
3. The temperature at which liquid becomes a gas is the ____ point.
a) freezing b) melting
c) boiling d) condensation
4. Which of the following do organisms use for energy?
a) chemical reactions b) solar energy
c) all of the above d) food
5. What type of adaptation is a cobra's ability to spit venom?
a) physiological b) structural
c) camouflage d) behavior
6. A change in the environment is a ____.
a) process b) stimulus
c) nerve cell d) response
7. A monkey using a twig to hunt for ants in an anthill would be considered which type of adaptions?
a) structural b) environmental
c) behavioral d) physiological
8. The Indian Plate converged with the Eurasian Plate to form which mountains?
a) Caledonians b) Appalachians
c) Himalayas d) Mt. St Helen's
9. A disadvantage for using nuclear energy is the ____ produced.
a) heat b) flooding
c) pollution d) waste
10. Which of the following is NOT one of the four macro molecules that make up cells?
a) carbohydrates b) lipids
c) citric acids d) proteins
11.
What two states of matter are shown?
a) solid and liquid b) gas and solid
c) liquid and gas d) volume and solid
12.
What does the figure show?
a) how variation results in adaptation b) how selective breeding results in an adaptation
c) how mimicry results in variation d) how camouflage results in variation
13.
Which air pollution relationship is being shown?
a) Cold air acts as a lid, trapping warm air and b) Warm air acts as a lid, trapping cold air and
pollution close to the ground pollution close to the ground
c) Warm air acts as a lid, trapping just cold air
close to the ground
14.
The Family is _____.
a) Delphinidae b) Tursiops truncatus
c) Cetacea d) Tursiops
15.
The scientific classification of ____.
a) whales b) porpoises
c) all dolphins d) bottle-nosed dolphins
16.
In the figure, the group larger than an Order but smaller than a Kingdom is _____.
a) Phylum b) Tursiops
c) Delphinidae d) Family
17. Mass is a(n) _____ property.
a) physical b) chemical
c) natural
18. Which of the following is a small particle that is the building block of matter?
a) atom b) substance
c) molecule
19. Which of the following life functions is NOT performed by water?
a) protects body tissues b) provides energy for cells
c) helps control body temperature d) helps digest food
20. Which of the following is a structural adaptation?
a) Migrating waterfowl have access to abundant b) Penguins share egg incubation between the
food all year round male and female
c) Birds can have very long bills to drink nectar d) Birds group up to protect their young from
from flowers predators
21.
If you want to avoid earthquakes, where would be the best place to live?
a) the Great Lakes region b) southern Alaska
c) West coast d) the largest island in Hawaii
22. Which product is made from nonmetallic mineral resources?
a) copper wires b) concrete
c) stainless steel d) iron nails
23. Which is an example of a chemical change?
a) melting wax b) evaporating milk
c) bending a pop can d) burning paper
24. What effect does recycling have on land resources?
a) recycling conserves land resources b) recycling uses land resources more quickly
c) recycling has no effect on land resources
25. _____ is a fossil fuel.
a) nuclear fuel b) gasoline
c) water d) electricity
26. Deforestation can lead to _____.
a) soil erosion b) all of these
c) loss of animal habitats d) increases in Earth's average surface
temperature
27. The smallest unit of life is the _____.
a) organism b) cell
c) protein d) homeostasis
28. A wind turbine is most like a _____.
a) windsock b) windmill
c) kite d) sail
29.
The picture shows earthquake distribution. The blue lines represent plate boundaries. Which statement
is true?
a) Deep earthquakes occur around all continents b) Most earthquakes occur close to the surface
c) Earthquakes usually occur along plate d) Earthquakes never occur along plate
boundaries boundaries
30.
Which letter shows individual atoms?
a) W b) X
c) Y d) Z
31.
Which diagram shows a substance that keeps its own properties when mixed?
a) W b) X
c) Z d) Y
32.
Which letter shows a compound?
a) Z b) W
c) Y d) X
33. Density depends on _____.
a) weight b) mass and volume
c) mass d) volume
34. _____ is a physical property.
a) density b) combustablity
c) oxidation d) flammability
35. Groups of cells that work together to perform a certain function are called _____.
a) organ systems b) organism
c) organs d) tissues
36. Which of the following does not cause pollution?
a) burning fossil fuels b) none of these
c) forest fires d) volcanic eruptions
37.
What is turning the turbine that generates electricity?
a) steam from water heated deep within Earth b) hot hair rising to the surface along with the
water
c) the force of cool water moving past it d) atoms splitting
38.
This is an example of which of the following?
a) variation b) competition
c) reproduction d) selection
39. Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy resource
a) oil b) coal
c) wood d) natural gas
40. Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation?
a) blue whales migrating to mate and give birth b) tree frogs having long sticky tongues
c) hedgehogs have stiff spines d) alligator's eyes being on top of their heads
41. All of the following are physical properties except...
a) color b) shape
c) density d) ability to react with oxygen
42. ____ is a brownish haze produced when nitrogen compounds and other pollutants in the air react in the
presence of sunlight.
a) acid precipitatoin b) photochemical smog
c) volcanic release
43. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy resource?
a) fossil fuels b) solar energy
c) tide energy d) wind energy
44. The process that acts on rock to change its form and break it into smaller pieces is called _____.
a) weathering b) mid-ocean ridge
c) sediment d) glacier
45. Which of the following is a source of renewable energy?
a) solar power b) oil
c) nuclear fission d) fossil fuels
46. When two or more substances are combined so that each substance can be separated by physical
means, the result is a(n) _____.
a) compound b) element
c) chemical change d) mixture
47. Which of the following rocks is an igneous rock?
a) b)
c) d)
48. Waste materials from nuclear power plants _____.
a) are dangerous to living things for a few days b) are completely safe
c) are dangerous to living things for thousands of
years
49. An example of a chemical property is _____.
a) ability to be attracted by a magnet b) solubility
c) ability to melt d) ability to react with oxygen
50. All of the following are physical changes EXCEPT _____.
a) melting b) condensing
c) solidifying d) burning
51. Where do erosion and deposition occur in river?
a) Erosion occurs where fast-moving water picks b) Deposition occurs where fast-moving water
up soil and moves it downstream. Deposition picks up soil and moves it downstream.
occurs where a river current slows as it enters Erosion occurs where a river current slows as it
a larger body of water and drops the soil. enters a larger body of water and drops the
soil.
c) A delta forms at the mouth of a river from
deposition. There is no erosion.
52. The movement that occurs during mass wasting is caused by _____.
a) water b) gravity
c) ice d) air
53. Camouflage is an example of _____.
a) physiological adaptation b) behavioral adaptation
c) physical adaptation
54. Which of the following is a behavioral adaptation
a) Horses' teeth grind grass b) Horses' hooves can withstand the shock of
their bodies running
c) Horses can run quickly to escape predators d) Horses run as a herd
55. Melted rock at Earth's surface is called _____.
a) lava b) mantle
c) magma d) rock
56. A giraffe's long neck would be considered which type of adaptation?
a) physical b) physiological
c) behavioral
57. The melting point of silver is a _____.
a) physical property b) chemical change
c) chemical property d) physical change
58. Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?
a) boiling water b) painting a house
c) baking soda in vinegar d) bending steel
59. The change that is NOT a physical change is _____.
a) burning b) evaporating
c) dissolving d) freezing
60. Which of the following provide(s) a habitat for living things?
a) soil b) all of these
c) caves d) human intestines
61. When a fault ruptures, what happens?
a) glacier b) geyser
c) volcanic eruption d) earthquake
62. Which formula listed correctly finds density?
a) D=m/v b) D=v/m
c) D=m*v d) D=g/v
63. What is a habitat
a) the source of energy an organism uses b) a specific environment where an organism
lives
c) a place that the weather does not effect where
animals can go to be dry and warm
64. All organisms need ____ to survive.
a) food, water, sunlight b) food, place to live, sunlight
c) place to live, sunlight, water d) food, place to live, water
65. Which is NOT an example of land as a resource?
a) habitat b) agriculture
c) mineral resources d) solar energy
66. Which of the following forms when Earth's crust folds and crumples?
a) trench b) mountains
c) islands d) rivers
67. Which of the following is a physical adaptation?
a) Burmese pythons are able to unhinge their b) A bird has a mating call to attract a mate.
jaws to swallow large prey.
c) A snowy egret will stand still in the water with
its wings outstretched because fish are
attracted to the shade.
68. The state of matter of a material depends on its _____.
a) weight b) volume
c) density d) temperature
69. All of the following are a state of matter EXCEPT _____.
a) liquid b) gas
c) solid d) density
70.
Which mineral is the softest?
a) feldspar b) talc
c) quartz d) diamond
71. Which of the following adaptations does NOT discourage predators?
a) quills on porcupines b) eyespots on butterfly wings
c) tube-like mouth d) thorns on roses
72. Which is NOT a behavioral adaptation?
a) a plant adaptation to severe temperature by b) seasonal movement of animals to find food
producing seeds that are dormant
c) whales moving to warmer water to reproduce d) seasonal movement of animals to avoid cold
73. An example of a chemical change is _____.
a) dew disappearing from teh grass b) a magnet sticking to the refrigerator
c) mashing potatoes d) frying a hamburger
74. Which is not a disadvantage of the use of solar energy?
a) less energy produced on cloudy days b) potential impact on bird populations
c) requires a large surface area to collect and d) high cost of solar cells
produce on a large scale
75.
In the United States, how much land is used by cities compared to other land uses?
a) Cities use one third as much of the land as b) Most land is used by cities.
forests.
c) Cities use very little land compared to any other d) Cities use half as much land as agriculture.
category.
76. Which of the following is an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and
reproduction?
a) natural selection b) adaptation
c) mutation d) selective breeding
77. The following are examples of chemical properties EXCEPT _____.
a) ability to be crushed b) ability to react with oxygen
c) ability to burn d) toxicity
78. Density is an example of a _____.
a) physical property b) chemical change
c) physical change d) chemical property
79. Which of the following is NOT a necessary characteristic of a living thing?
a) Living things eat. b) Living things reproduce.
c) Living things grow and develop. d) Living things are made of cells.
80. An adaptation _____.
a) all of the above b) increases a species chances of surviving
c) increases a species chances of reproducing d) is an inherited trait
81. A population of beetles changing from yellow to brown and surviving better is an example of _____.
a) mutation b) genes
c) selective breeding d) natural selection
82. Which of the following is an example of a chemical reaction?
a) dissolving salt into water b) breaking glass
c) freezing water d) lighting a match
83. Which is NOT a result of acid precipitation?
a) It can harm fish and other organisms. b) It can increase the chance of asthma attacks.
c) It can damage buildings and statues made of d) It can pollute soil, killing trees and other plants.
some types of rocks.
84.
Which organism lives about 15 times longer than a squirrel?
a) cicada b) human
c) snapping turtle d) giant tortoise
85. Adaptations can be which of the following?
a) physiological b) behavioral
c) structural d) all of the above
86. A characteristic of matter that allows it to change to something new is a ____.
a) chemical property b) physical property
c) physical change d) chemical change
87. _____ is the two-word name that is an organism's species.
a) cells b) dichotomous key
c) binomial nomenclature d) stimuli
88. The smallest unit that carries on life functions is called ____.
a) dichotomous key b) energy
c) cells d) stimuli
89. All organisms must _____ to make more of its own kind.
a) energy b) stimuli
c) cells d) reproduce
90. A detailed list of identifying characteristics that is used to classify organisms is called a _____.
a) dichotomous key b) binomial nomenclature
c) food web d) reproduction
91. All living things need _____. Some have to eat food to get it, and some can make their own foot to get it.
a) stimuli b) cells
c) energy d) reproduce
92. A change in the environment that causes a response is a ____.
a) energy b) natural selection
c) binomial nomenclature d) stimuli
93. Example of ____: a rock changes from brown to red.
a) chemical weathering b) physical weathering
94. Example of _____: Plant roots force their way into a crack in the sidewalk and cause it to split even
wider.
a) chemical weathering b) physical weathering
95. Example of ____: Water works its way into a rock, freezes, and splits the rock.
a) chemical weathering b) physical weathering
96.
What is the probability of having offspring that are green?
a) 75% b) 25%
c) 50% d) 100%
97.
Which color of pea pod is dominant?
a) a mix of yellow and green b) green
c) yellow
98.
Which is the best description of the parent plants?
a) homozygous dominant and homozygous b) homozygous dominant and heterozygous
recessive
c) heterzygous and heterzygous d) homozygous recessive and heterozygous
99.
Which type of plant should you plant on the side of the house that receives the most sunlight?
a) Impatiens b) Geranium
c) Fuschia d) Trillium
100.
Which type of rock contains no quartz?
a) basalt b) rhyollite
c) diorite d) granite
