Year 7 Science Test

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SECTION A

1 The diagram shows a cell. What is Z?

A B C chloroplast
D mitochondrion nucleus
vacuole

2 Which gas makes up 78% of the air?

A B C argon
D carbon dioxide nitrogen
oxygen

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3 What is the main function of a leaf?

A B C breathing
D photosynthesis reproduction
taking in water

4 Which of these is the chemical symbol for copper?

A B CC
D Ca Cr Cu

5 Which of these is an example of a non-renewable

energy source?

A B

C D

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6 What does this hazard symbol mean?

A B C corrosive flammable irritant

D oxidising

7 Which of these is not part of the digestive system?

A B C kidney
D oesophagus
small intestine stomach
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8 What is measured in Hertz (Hz)?

A B C amplitude frequency pitch

D volume
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 9 Why is copper used for water pipes?

A B C it corrodes easily
D it conducts electricity it bends easily
it conducts heat

10In which of these circuits can both bulbs be turned off separately?

A B C D 1

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11The diagram shows three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
The arrows represent changes of state.
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Solid Liquid Gas

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a) Write the names of the four changes of state. 1
2
3
4

b) In each box on the diagram draw eight ● 7

circles, to show the arrangement of particles in

a solid, a liquid and a gas.

12What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?

A B C breathing excretion
D photosynthesis
respiration
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13The diagram shows a section of the periodic table.

H
Be F
S

Which of these is a metal?

A B C Be F H
D S

14What happens to muscle P when muscle Q contracts?

Q
P

A B C it contracts it expands it relaxes

D it shortens

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15Which of these best describes an electric current?

A a flow of negative charges, called electrons

a resistance to electron flow
B C a flow of positively charged particles, called electrons
the ‘push’ needed to make electrons flow
D

16Ben tests the pH of six different liquids.

Liquid 1 2 3 4 5 6
pH of liquid 8.5 3.5 2.0 13.0 2.5 7.0

Use the information above to answer the questions.

a) Which liquid is the weakest acid?

Liquid 1
Liquid 2
Liquid 3
Liquid 5

b) Which liquid could be water?

Liquid 2
Liquid 3
Liquid 5
Liquid 6

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 c) If Liquid 1 is added to Liquid 2, what kind of
reaction occurs?

Acombustion Bcondensation Cdisplacement

Dneutralisation

17On which part of a microscope is the specimen placed?

A B C barrel
D eyepiece platform stage

18In which medium does sound travel fastest?

A B C gases
D liquids solids
the same speed in solids, liquids and gases
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19The diagram shows a circuit with three bulbs and three switches.
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E F G

Which bulb(s) light when switch 1 is closed?

A B C none
D bulb E only
bulb E and bulb F all three bulbs

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20The diagram shows one cell from the root of a plant.

a) i) Draw a line to the nucleus and label it

with the word nucleus.

ii) Draw a line to the part that controls what enters and leaves th
with its name.

b) Name two parts of the cell shown in the diagram that would not be pre
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2
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21Which best describes the heart and blood vessels?

A B C cells
D organs
organelles 1
organ system

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22Which diagram represents a mixture of an element and a compound?

A B C D

23Which of these is a biotic factor?

A B C competition
D light intensity temperature wind speed

24Where are red blood cells made?

A B C in the heart
D inside muscle tissue inside bones
in the spinal cord
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25The diagrams show oscilloscope traces of three sounds (all to the same scale)

1 2 3

Which statement is correct?

A B C sounds 2 and 3 have the same pitch sounds 1 and 2 have the same p
D sounds 2 and 3 have the same volume
sounds 1 and 2 have the same volume

26Which substance does this particle model best represent?

A B C hydrogen gas liquid water solid iron

D solid sodium chloride

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27In this circuit, both bulbs are identical.

A4

A2 A3

A1

The reading on Ammeter 3 is 0.4 amps.

Which row of the table shows the correct ammeter readings on the other t

Ammeter reading in amps

Ammeter 1 Ammeter 2 Ammeter 4

A 0.2 0.4 0.2

B 0.8 0.4 0.8

C 0.4 0.4 0.4

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D 0.4 0.0 0.4

28Which of these is measured in N/m2?

A B C area over which energy is transferred Moon’s gravitational strength

D pressure of a shoe on the ground
weight of a square object
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29The graph shows how absorption and release of carbon dioxide by a plant cha

Net absorption of carbon dioxide

ZLight intensity
Net release of carbon dioxide

From the information on the graph, which statement

is correct?

A B C the plant only absorbs carbon dioxide until point Z

D as light intensity increases, more carbon dioxide is released
at point Z, there is no light available to the plant
at very low light intensities, the plant does not absorb carbon dioxi

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30This chicken gets 1400 kJ of energy per day from its food.

This energy is used by the chicken each day as follows:

waste 150 kJ
used in producing an egg 200 kJ
lost as movement and thermal energy 780 kJ 1
How much energy stays in the chicken’s body each day?

A B C 270 kJ
D 470 kJ
1130 kJ
2530 kJ

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31Bats are flying mammals. They catch flying insects at night for food.

The bat emits a very high frequency sound to find out where the insects
The diagram shows how this happens.

Returning echo Emitted sound waves

Insect

Use information shown on the diagram and your own knowledge to expla
to find insects.

Total for Section A = 45 marks

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 SECTION B

32 Oscar wants to find out the thickness of a piece of

paper.

He puts a pile of 400 sheets of paper on a table.

99 98 97 96 95
cm 12345

a) What measuring equipment is Oscar using?

b) i) What is the height of the pile of paper?

Include the unit.

ii) Use your answer to i) to calculate the

thickness of one piece of paper.

Show your working.

Include the unit with your answer.

Answer

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33This animal is a pond snail. It has a shell.
0–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30
Shell

Pond snail

Mia measures the lengths of the shells of all the pond snails she can find in the
She makes a tally chart of her results.

of

a) How many shells does Mia measure?

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b) Complete the bar cvhart of Mia’s results by:

• numbering the vertical axis

• labelling the vertical axis

• drawing the two missing bars.

0–5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 26–30

Range of lengths of shells in mm

c) Write true or false next to each statement in

this table.

Statement True or false?

The longest shell was 30 mm in length.

6 shells were between 11 and 20 mm

in length.

25% of the shells were between 16 and

20 mm in length.
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More than half the shells were 21–25 mm

in length.

Total for Section B = 10 marks

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