Aparri School of Arts and Trades

Aparri, Cagayan

THIRD PERIODIC EXAM

SCIENCE 7

Name:_________________________________________________ Score:__________________________________
Year & Section:_______________________________________ Date:___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Select the letter of the best answer. CAPS LOCK.

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* E
10 * D
velocity ( for items 1-3)
(m/s) 5 * C
* B
0 *
A 20 40 60
Time (s)
________1. The graph above represents the motion of a cart. What is the speed of the cart at time 30 seconds?
a. 5 m/s b. 7.5 m/s c. 8 m/s d. 9.5 m/s
________2. The cart slowed down at what point?
a. A-B b. B-C c. C-D d. D-E
________3. How far had the cart moved after 20 seconds?
a. 25 m b. 50 m c. 100 m d. 375 m

t1 t2 t3 t4

km 0 2 4 6 8 10

________4. The car is

a. accelerating b. uniformly accelerated c. decelerating d. freely falling
________5. At t4, the car’s velocity is
a. lower than any previous time c. higher than any previous time
b. the same at any instant d. it depends on the surface where it moves

N
_________6. Vectors N and S are plotted on a plane as shown above. Which diagram will represent
the vectors’ resultant?
a. b. c. d.

_________7. The x and y values of the resultant are

a. both positive b. both negative c. positive and negative d. negative and positive
_________8. If vector N = 10 and vector S = 5, the magnitude of their resultant would be
a. 5 b. 15 c. 22 d. 11
_________9. Which is a vector quantity?
a. 5000 kg b. 120 km/h SE c. 120 m2 d. 45 hours
________10. Which pair of displacements will give a resultant of magnitude 2 m?
a. 4 m E and 2 m E c. 4 m E and 2 m N
b. 4 m E and 2 m W d. 4 m E and 4 m W
________11. It is the study of the motion regardless of its cause
a. Mechanics b. kinematics c. dynamics d. statics
________12. Sound travels in dry air 20∘C in temperature at a speed of about
a. 3 x 108 m/s b. 344 m/s c. 39 km/h d. 120 km/h
________13. It is a chosen fix point to which motion can be described
a. displacement b. reference frame c. distance d. origin

( for items Substance m. pt. (K) hf (cal/g) b. pt (K) hv (cal/g)

14- 15) water 273 80 373 540
mercury 234 2.74 630 71
iron 1808 69.1 3023 1520
aluminium 934 70 2740 2718
oxygen 54.4 3.3 90.2 50.9
helium ----- ------ 4.2 5 x10-3
______14. Which among the substances least likely to appear in solid form?
a. Water b. mercury c. oxygen d. helium
______15. If the environment could supply a hundred calorie energy, for equal mass, which among the
substances had boiled away?
a. Water & oxygen b. mercury, oxygen & helium c. iron & aluminium d. water only
______16. Which substance will be the last to liquefy if equal masses are heated uniformly?
a. Iron b. aluminum c. helium d. oxygen
______17. At room temperature, mercury is
a. Solid b. liquid c. gas d. plasma

sun air molecules

cloth ( for items 18-19)

metal plate
______18. The figure above describes
a. The energy transformation as it is absorbed and released by bodies
b. The different mechanisms of heat transfer
c. The sun as the chief source of energy in the entire system
d. Heat as a form of energy
______19. Which heat transfer takes place between sun and metal plate?
a. Convection b. conduction c. radiation d. electromagnetic
______20. Which heat transfer describes a convection process?
a. The metal plate gets hot after exposure to sun c. the air molecules above warms up
b. The wet cloth on the metal plate dries up d. the sun shines steadily

______21. If a neutral body acquires a charge due to a positively charged body placed nearby, the neutral body
a. becomes negatively charged c. becomes positively charged
b. remains neutral d. becomes charged by induction
______22. The reorientation of charges in a neutral body is known as
a. induction b. conduction c. polarization d. friction
______23. A positively charged body had
a. gained electrons b. lost electrons c. kept its electrons intact d. undergone friction

( for items 24- 25)

C K

______24. Two containers of different size are filled with water and heated to its boiling point.
a. Both will have absorbed the same amount of heat
b. Container C requires more heat to boil
c. Container K has greater heat capacity
d. Both will have evaporated at the same time
______25. At their boiling point,
a. Container C has the same temperature that of the other
b. Container K is hotter since it has more heat
c. Both had required the same amount of time to boil
d. Both had bubbled and evaporated
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( for items 26-27)

Boiling water

______26. If the three rods of different material- wood, concrete, metal, were dipped in a container of boiling water
at the same time,
a. The rods heat up at different rates c. the rods heat up at equal rate
b. The rods will absorb same amount of heat d. the rods will cool the water
______27. Which has greater specific heat?
a. Wood b. concrete c. metal d. cannot be determined
______28. Which of the following best conclude Joule’s Paddle experiment?
a. The swirling motion of water increases its temperature.
b. An amount of work has an equivalent amount of heat.
c. The more paddling of water, the hotter it gets.
d. Mechanical energy and heat are related
______29. How many joules are in one calorie?
a. 1000 b. 4.186 c. 746 d. 1.5
______30. Which is the specific heat capacity of pure water?
a. 1 cal b. 1 cal/g.∘C c. 100∘C d. 0K
______31. Is it possible to change the temperature of a glass of water by stirring the water, even though the glass is
insulated from its surroundings?
A. No, stirring will not affect the temperature of the water.
B. No, insulation prevents the change of temperature of the water.
C. Yes, stirring the water increases its internal energy causing the increase of its temperature.
D. Yes, stirring the water decreases its internal energy causing the decrease of its temperature.

_______32. When one bulb burns out,

a. all of the bulbs won’t light up c. two bulbs would still light up
b. the two bulbs would light up brighter d. all of the bulbs burns out as well
_______33. The bulbs in the circuit
a. receives the same current c. need the same voltage to light up
b. are of equal resistance d. are in simple circuit
_______34. How much current flows through the circuit if the resistances- 2, 4, and 6 ohms are powered by a
15-volt source?
a. 180 A b. 13.76 A c. 0.8 A d. 1.25 A

ELECTROMAGNETIC
ELECTROMAGNETC SPECTRUM
SPECTRUM

________35. EM waves of higher frequency

a. carries lesser energy c. have shorter wavelength
b. are non- ionizing d. can travel in a vacuum
_______36. Going right of the electromagnetic spectrum
a. the wave gets longer c. the wave becomes invisible
b. the wave has higher frequency d. the wave becomes dangerous
_______37. Low frequency waves enable transmission of sound and images through radio and tv broadcasts.
a. Radio waves b. microwave c. infrared d. visible light
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______38. The color spectrum of white light varies in wavelength, energy and frequency.
a. Thicker color band has longer waves, greater energy and higher frequency.
b. Thinner color band has shorter waves, greater energy and higher frequency.
c. Red is cooler over the rest of the spectra.
d. Violet is the thinnest of the color bands.
_______39. Which color combination would produce white light?
a. Any two of the primary colors of light c. any two of the primary pigments
b. Cyan, magenta and yellow d. red, blue and green
_______40. An object hit by light shows a blue color.
a. color blue is absorbed c. color blue is reflected
b. color blue is an spectrum of white light d. color blue is a cool color
_______41. Mechanical waves transport energy from one place to another through
a. Alternately vibrating particles of the medium
b. Particles traveling with the wave
c. Vibrating particles and traveling particles
d. None of the above
________42. In a transverse wave, the individual particles of the medium
a. move in circles c. move in ellipses
b. move parallel to the direction of travel d. move perpendicular to the direction of travel

________43. Energy from the sun reaches the earth through

a. ultraviolet waves c. infrared waves
b. mechanical waves d. electromagnetic waves

_______44. In (1)_____ waves, the individual particles in the medium move parallel to the direction of travel of the
wave. An example of this is (2) ____.
a. (1) transvers (2) sound c. (1) transverse (2) visible light
b. (1) longitudinal (2) sound d. (1) longitudinal (2) visible light

_______45. The speed of sound is different in air, steel and water. Which of the following gives the correct order of
speed of sound from slowest to fastest?
a. Air, steel, water c. Air, water, steel
b. Steel, air, water d. Steel, water, air

_______46. Drum A and Drum B are of the same size and are made up of the same material. However, Drum A is
struck harder as compared to Drum B. which of the following assumptions is INCORRECT.
a. Drum A and Drum B have the same pitch.
b. Drum A and Drum B have the same timbre.
c. The amplitude of the sound waves produced by Drum A and Drum B are the same.
d. The frequency of the sound waves produced by Drum A and Drum B are the same.

_____47. Given the table below, which of the following sound can be heard by a human?
sound frequency
X 15 Hz
Y 15, 000 Hz
Z 25, 000 Hz
a. Sound x only
b. Sound Y only
c. Sound x and z
d. Sound x, y, z

________48. A loud speaker in front of the room produces sound waves that pass thru the room towards you causing
the air molecules in their path to:
a. Move toward you in waves
b. Vibrate vertically up and down
c. Vibrate horizontally back and forward
d. Vibrate both vertically and horizontally
For questions number 49- 50.

Solids, liquids and gases differ in the way the molecules that make them up are arranged. When sound propagates,
the energy it carries is transferred from molecule to molecule.
________49. Molecules of solids are closest to one another compared to liquids and gases. The energy carried by
sound can easily transfer, thus sound travels in solids ____.
a. The slowest
b. The fastest
c. With undetermined speed
d. With varying speed

______50. Molecules of gases are farther apart, thus sound travels in gases ____.
a. The slowest
b. The fastest
c. With undetermined speed
d. With varying speed

II. ESSAY. In a sentence, give a plausible explanation for the following statements. (3 pts each)

51- 53. Household lighting system is preferably in parallel connection.

54- 56. Modern cook wares like pots and pans are mostly metallic.

57- 59. X-ray examination should ONLY be done as prescribed by a physician.

III. 60- 65. Construct a COMPLEX CIRCUIT diagram with 5 resistances- 2 in series and 3 in parallel using
multiple battery source.

Prepared by: NOEMI U. SIBAYAN

Checked and Approved by: MERLENE L. CUARESMA

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