7th Grade Science Pre-test

Name__________________________Period________
_____1. 5 KILOMETERS = _________ meters.
A. 5
C. 100

B. 500
D. 5000

_____2. Which piece of lab equipment would be the best for determining the volume of a liquid?
A. graduated cylinder
B. beaker
C. test tube
D. balance
_____3. Which of the following temperatures would be the closest to what we would have on the 4th of
July?
a. 30 C

b. 30 F

c. 96 C

d. 212 F

_____4. In which state of matter would the molecules move the most?
a. solid

b. liquid

c. gas

d. boiling

_____5. At what temperature is water forced to change from a liquid to a gas?

a. 0 C

b. 20 F

c. 100 C

d. 202 F

_____6. Which of the following would not be caused by an increase in temperature?

a. boiling

b. condensation

c. melting

d. sublimation

_____7. Which of the following is not an example of a physical change?

a. ice melting

c. iron rusting

b. breaking glass

d. condensation

_____8. What would you find in a water molecule?

a. one hydrogen and one oxygen atom
b. two hydrogen and one oxygen atoms
c. one hydrogen and two oxygen atoms
d. two hydrogen and two oxygen atoms
_____9. Which of the following would be the smallest?
a. electron

b. molecule

c. atom

d. compound

10. We measured a block and found that it was 12 cm long, 6 cm high

and 4 cm long. What is the volume of the block?

__________cm 3
11. If a material has a density of 1.4 g/cm 3, how would the density of that material compare to the
density of water?

12. The volume of a block is 200 cm3. The block weighs 900g.
What is its density? _________
13. Using the formula F = 1.8 x C + 32, what would 30 o C be on the Fahrenheit scale? ___________
14. All matter is made up of tiny particles called ____________.
List two things that you could do to speed up a chemical change.
15. _________________

16. _______________

List three physical properties of matter17. _______________ 18. _______________ 19. _______________
20. Balance the following equation__KClO3 ---- __ KCl + __O2
21. Most of the mass of the atom is found in the _____________.
22. List, in order the 5 steps of the scientific method.

23. What is the main principle of Newtons first law?

a. objects in motion stay in motion; objects at rest, stay at rest.
b. every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
c. Force equals mass times acceleration
24. What is the main principle of Newtons second law?
a. objects in motion stay in motion; objects at rest, stay at rest.
b. every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
c. Force equals mass times acceleration
25. What is the main principle of Newtons third law?
a. objects in motion stay in motion; objects at rest, stay at rest.
b. every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
c. Force equals mass times acceleration