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1 Integrated Science 7 Final Exam Practice

2 1. A group of students designed the activity in the diagram below. In the activity, a three groups of plants were grown at room temperature with different fertilizer. After 5 days of growing, the plants grew as shown. A: Soil, water B. Soil, water and Fertilizer A C. Soil, water and Fertilizer B With this activity, the students concluded that plants grown with Fertilizer B grew A. less than plants grown with Fertilizer A B. taller than plants grown with Fertilizer A C. the same as plants grown with Fertilizer A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. According to the label, which substance should be used in case of an accidental Swallowing of ammonia? A. Water B. Aluminum C. Olive oil D. Vinegar AMMONIA POISON- MAY CAUSE BURNS KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN CAUTION Do not soak aluminum objects in ammonia. Do not use ammonia with bleach or toilet bowl cleaners. FIRST AID EXTERNAL- Flood with water, then wash with vinegar. INTERNAL-Give diluted vinegar or citrus fruit juice, follow with olive oil. 2

3 3. Which BEST represents the particles of MOST substances in their solid states? A. B. C. 4.How do liquid water, sugar, and oxygen differ from each other? A. They are different states of matter. B. They are different compounds. C. They are made of different kinds of crystals. 5. One example of a chemical change is A. rusting. B. cutting wood. C. boiling water. D. crushing a can. 6. An element s properties depends upon A. Its valence electrons. B. Its chemical name C. Its chemical symbol D. When it was discovered 7. What information in the periodic table indicates the number of neutrons and protons in an atom? A. The position of the element in its column B. The element s chemical symbol C. The element s atomic number D. The element s atomic mass 3

4 8. Years are caused by A. The tilt of Earth s axis. B. Earth s revolution around the sun. C. Eclipses. D. Earth s rotation on its axis. 9. One complete rotation of Earth around the sun takes about A. One rotation. B. One season. C. One year. D. One eclipse. 10. Why don t we always see the same side of the Venus? A. It revolves and rotates at the different speeds. B. The moon is tilted on its axis. C. The moon is closer to Earth at certain times due to the shape of its orbit. D. The moon goes through phases. 11. Spring tides are caused mainly by A. Earth s rotation on its axis, which causes water to move. B. The combination of the moon and sun pulling on different parts of Earth. C. D. The pull of the moon and sun on the earth at right angles Differences in how much the Mars pulls on different parts of Earth. 4

5 Directions: Use the diagram below to answer questions In the diagram below, which position represents a last quarter moon? D moon Sun A Earth C A. A B. B C. C D. D B 13. In the diagram above, in which position is a solar eclipse possible? A. A B. B C. C D. D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14. Earth s revolution takes about A. 365 days. B. 6 months. C. 24 hours. D. 1 month. 15. Which of the following objects is farthest from Earth? A. The Moon B. The North Star C. Venus D. The sun ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5

6 16. Which diagram is correctly shaded to show daylight and darkness on Earth? (Not drawn to scale) Key : daylight darkness sun s ray A. Earth Sun B. Earth Sun C. Earth Sun D. Earth Sun 17. The map to the right shows the probable location of some of the continents at one time in the past. What evidence BEST suggest that they were once joined? A. Trilobite fossils are found worldwide. B. Some continents are the same size. C. Glacial markings are found on rocks in South Africa D. All continents contain the same crustal plates. 6

7 18. Which layer of the Earth is most greatly affected by convection currents? A. The ocean B. The lithosphere C. The asthenosphere D. The inner core 19. The diagram below represents the rock cycle. Which of the following is a step in the formation of metamorphic rocks? A. Heat and/or pressure B. Sediments C. Solidification D. Burial and Cementing 20. The diagrams below show salt crystals. A large crystal is broken and some of the pieces are observed under a magnifying glass. Large Salt Crystal Pieces Magnified Which statement about the observation is correct? A. The crystal breaks into equal size pieces B. The crystal shows cleavage C. The crystal breaks into pieces with shapes different from its original shape D. There crystal shows fracture. 7

8 21. What is an example of a fossil? A. Any dead organism. B. Mummy found in ice. C. A perfect copy of a rock. D. An unusual rock. 22. A mineral must have a definite chemical composition, which means it is A. a compound or element. B. material made by humans. C. part of a living thing. D. not made of materials that were once part of living things. 23. The cross section below shows sedimentary rock layers containing fossils. Assuming that these rock layers have not been overturned, which fossil in the cross section is the oldest? A. B. C. D. 8

9 24. Earth s atmosphere is important to living things because it A. contains dust. B. protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays. C. provides all the particles needed to live. D. maintains a constant relative humidity. 25.The most abundant gas in the atmosphere are A. oxygen. B. carbon dioxide. C. nitrogen. D. hydrogen. 26. As you increase in altitude, water vapor in the troposphere A. increases B. decreases C. remains the same 9

10 Lab Skills: Mass 27. The mass of the container holding the table salt is 3.0 g. What is the mass of the table salt? 200 g 20 g 6.8 g A g B g C g D. 3.0 g 28. The BEST unit for the mass of a pen is A. Milligram B. gram C. Millimeter D. meter 29. The BEST unit for the mass of a bowling ball A. Milligram B. Kilogram C. Millimeter D. Kilometer 10

11 Length, Distance and Graphing Directions: For 30 and 31, use the ruler to measure lines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 32. The BEST unit for the height of a person A. gram B. Kilogram C. meter D. Kilometer 33. The BEST unit for the distance from here to Dunkin Donuts A. gram B. Kilogram C. meter D. Kilometer 11

12 Directions: In this section you are to construct a line graph of the following data. 34. Steven and Lauren tracked how age affects growth in rats. Help Steven and Lauren analyze their data by creating a line graph. The Effect of Age on Growth of Rats Age ( Weeks) Length ( cm) Make sure you: Title your graph Label the x and y axes Label the origin (0,0) Fill in the interval Plot your coordinates Draw your line Title: 34. How long were the rats at week 2? A. about 2.0 cm B. about 4.0 mm C. about 5.5 cm D. about 8.0 mm 12

13 Directions: Use the line graph below to answer the questions that follow. 35 Density of the Earth s Crust Mass (g) Volume (cm 3 ) 35. What type of graphing relationship is displayed above in the graph? A. inverse B. direct C. constant D. cyclic 36. According to the graph above, if the volume of the Earth s crust is.2 cm 3, what is it s mass? A. about 2.5 g B. about 2.5 cm 3 C. about 1 g D. about 1.5 mm What is the dependent variable in this experiment? (only 3 choices) A. Mass (g) C. Density (g/ cm 3 ) B. Volume (cm 3 ) 13

14 Volume 38. Using the graduated cylinder, the volume of the water without the rock is. A. 30 ml B. 20 ml C. 10 ml D. 5 ml 39. Calculate the volume of the block: length = 30 cm, width = 1 cm and height = 1 cm. Remember: V = length x width x height Volume : A. 30 cm 3 B. 20 cm 3 C. 10 cm 3 D. 5 cm 3 14

15 Extended Content Questions Answer questions based on the situation below. A student by the name of Casey Deeya likes to go out riding on his skateboard a few times per week. Casey Deeya notices that he can go faster while skating on smooth surfaces as opposed to rough surfaces. Casey Deeya hypothesizes that his speed has something to do with the texture of the hill he is skating on. Casey Deeya wants to design an experiment to test his hypothesis. 40. What is the dependent variable in the experiment? A. surface texture B. speed of skater C. height of skater D. steepness of surface 41. What needs to be held constant in the experiment? A. speed of skater B. texture of surface C. the water in the ocean D. skateboard used 42. If you were to graph the data collected during this experiment, what would you label the y-axis? A. surface texture B. speed of skater C. height of skater D. steepness of surface Use the periodic table given you to answer questions 43 through The electron dot diagram (Lewis Structure) for Carbon (C) is A. C C. C B. C D. C 15

16 Temperature (C) 44. Identify the period and group of Oxygen (O). A. Period 1 Group 1 B. Period 2 Group16 C. Period 2 Group 8 D. Period 3 Group Provide 2 elements with properties similar to chlorine (N). A. P and K B. Kr and Br C. As and P D. F and At The graph below shows a heating curve for an unknown substance. The substance is heated at a constant rate for 30 minutes. Questions Heating Curve for Unknown "A" A F D E B C Time (min) 46. What is the melting point of this substance? A. 0 o C B. 50 o C C. 100 o C D. 40 o C 47. What is the state of matter/phase of the substance at 80ºC? A. solid C. gas B. liquid 16

17 The diagram below shows the relative wavelengths for several types of electromagnetic energy. Note: As energy level increases, wavelength decreases. Use the diagram below to answer the questions a and b. Questions ) Which 2 types of electromagnetic energy have a shorter wavelength than red light? A. infrared and yellow B. Ultraviolet and x-ray C. Radio waves and gamma ray D. Radio waves and microwaves 49) Which color of the visible light spectrum has the highest energy level? A. yellow B. blue C. violet D. red 17

18 In the diagram below, the letters A, B, and C represent 3 identical satellites and their relative distances from Earth as seen from space. 50. Which satellite would experience the weakest pull of the Earth s gravity? A. A B. B C. C 51. What would happen to the pull on B if the mass of B was halved? A. the pull would increase B. the pull would decrease C. the pull would remain the same 18

19 . Base your answers to questions 52 through 53 on the diagram below. The diagram shows the earth's revolution around the Sun as viewed from space. Positions A,B,C and D represent the beginning of each season on Earth. Sept 23rd 52. The diagram above illustrates two factors that cause the Earth to have seasons. One factor is A. the earth is tilted on its orbit. B. the earth revolves around the sun C. the earth is closer to the earth in January D. the earth receives direct rays in the summer 53. The Earth is furthest from which position in the diagram today? A. A B. B C. C D. D 19

20 Use the H-R diagram and your knowledge of science to answer questions 54 and Which star is the brightest red star on the list? A. Sirius B B. Mira C. Barnard s star D. Deneb 55. List three (3) features of North Star (Polaris). A. Supergiant, yellow, 5800 o C B. bright, giant, yellow C. dim, yellow, ~15, 000 o C D. bright, yellow, ~7,000 o C 20

21 The cross section shows the heat flow and movement of some material within the Earth, causing sections of Earth s crust (plates) to move. 56. Where boundary type is located at the mid-ocean ridge? A. Convergent B. Divergent C. Transform 57. Name two geologic features or events that might result from the movement of crustal plates. A. hurricanes and volcanoes B. mountain building and jet streams C. Rift formation and earthquakes 21

22 Answer each of the following questions based on the map below and on your knowledge of science. 58. Where are earthquakes more likely to occur? A. Eastern United States B. Western United States C. Midwest United States 59 One action that residents might perform during an earthquake. A. Have a meeting spot in case the family is separated. B. Drop Cover Hold C. Stand in a doorway. D. Close all windows. 22

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