MABUHAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MABUHAY DISTRICT

PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE 7

TABLE OF SPECIFICATIONS
Q3 SCIENCE VII

ITEM PLACEMENT
ITEM
EASY AVERAGE DIFFICULT NO. OF
COMPETENCY CODE PLACE ITEMS
MENT REMEMBER/ UNDERSTAND/ APPLY/ ANALYZE/ EVALUATE/ CREATE/

KNOWLEDGE COMPREHENSION APPLICATION ANALYSIS SYNTHESIZE EVALUATION

Describe the motion of

an object in terms
of distance or S7FE-
1-8 1,2,4 3,5 6,7 8 8
displacement, speed or IIIa-1
velocity, and
acceleration
Create and interpret
visual representation
of the motion of objects S7FE-
9-15 9,11 13, 14 10,12 15 7
such as tape IIIb-3
charts and motion
graphs

Infer that waves carry S7LT- 16,17,21, 1819,

16-22 7
energy IIIc-4 22 20
Describe the
characteristics of sound
S7LT-
using the concepts of 23-29 23,24,25 26,28 27,29 7
IIId-7
wavelength,
velocity, and amplitude
Explain color and
intensity of light in 33,34,
30-36 30,31,36 32 7
terms of its wave 35
characteristics
Infer the conditions S7LT-
37,38,39,
necessary for heat IIIh-i- 37-43 41,43 42 7
40
transfer to occur 12
Describe the different
S7LT-
types of charging 44-50 44,47 49,50 45 46,48 7
IIIj-13
processes
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MABUHAY DISTRICT

Q3 PERIODIC TEST IN SCIENCE 7

Name: _________________________________________ Grade and Sec: ______ Score: _________

Directions: Read carefully and choose the correct answer.

1. Which refers to the length of the entire path travelled by an object?

A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
2. All of the following are the materials used in measuring the distance covered by an object EXCEPT
_____. A. Ruler B. Timer C. Meter stick D. Measuring tape
3.Ethan claims that the house where he lives is actually constantly moving. Which of the following points
of references do you think will best support his claim? A. Earth B. Floor C. House D. Sun
4. When is an object considered to be in motion?
I. When its position changes with respect to a point of reference.
II. When its distance changes with respect to a point of reference.
III. When its direction changes with respect to a point of reference.

A. I, II, and III B. I and II only C. I and III only D. II and III only
For numbers 5-11, analyze the illustration given below and answer the questions.

5. What is the position of the car with the house as its reference point?
A. – 10 m B. 0 m C. 40 m D. 50 m
6.Suppose the car moved 20 meters to the right, then turned 10 meters back to the left. What are its
distance travelled and its displacement?
A. The distance will be 30 meters and the displacement will be 0.
B. The distance will be 20 meters and the displacement will be 10 m, right.
C. The distance will be 30 meters and the displacement will be 10 m, right.
D. The distance will be 10 meters and the displacement will be 10 m, right.
7.Jeofrey walked 300 m East from home to visit Mattheus. He then walked another 500 m East to fetch
Jhen and both of them walked 300 m West to watch the birds. Which of the following statements is
true?
A. Jeofrey went home.
B. Jeofrey has travelled a total distance of 1,000 m.
C. Jeofrey’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has travelled.
D. Jeofrey’s displacement is zero if he has travelled 700 m West together with Jhen.
8. Jenelene was asked by her science teacher if an object’s displacement can be longer than distance.
She answered no. Is Jenelene’s answer correct?
A. Yes, displacement can be longer to the distance.
 B. No, displacement is the total length covered by an object in motion.
C. Yes, displacement is the longest length between two object’s point of origin and its point of
destination.
D. No, displacement is the shortest length between two object’s point of origin and its point of
destination.
9. Which of the following statements CORRECTLY describes distance?
A. Change in position over a period of time
B. The direction to where the object is moving
C. Length of the entire path that an object travelled
D. Shortest distance between the object’s two positions
10. A diagonal line that slopes upward to the right is recorded in a distance-time graph below. What
does
this tell us about the motion of the object?
A. The object is at rest.
B. The object is increasing its speed.
C. The object is decreasing its speed.
D. The object is moving in a steady speed.
11. Which of the following statements CORRECTLY describes the motion of the car?
I. The car is at rest at point A-B and C-D.
II. The car is slowing down at point A-O.
III. The car increases in speed at point O-A.
IV. The car slows down from 6 m/s to 4 m/s at point B-C.

A. II only B. I and III only C. II and IV only D. I, III, and IV only

12.Ella, Lance, Mikaela, and Zac were asked by their teacher to draw a speed-time graph showing that
an object is moving at a constant speed. The following illustrations below show their speed-time
graphs.
Who do you think among the four students got the correct answer?

A. Mikaela is correct because a line curving upwards shows a constant speed.

B. Ella is correct because a straight horizontal line above the x-axis means that the speed is not
changing over time.
C. Zac is correct because a straight line going to the right indicates that the speed is not changing.
D. Lance is correct because a straight line going to the left indicates that the speed is the same over
time.
13. If the length of the tape increases by the same amount in each time interval, what does it tells us
about
the motion of the object?
A. The object has a uniform acceleration.
B. The object has a negative acceleration.
C. The object is increasing the distance travelled.
D. The object is speeding up and then slowing down at some point.
14. A ball that is moving slowly with steady speed in a straight track suddenly speeds up as it rolls down
a hill. Which of the following ticker tape diagrams correctly represent the motion of the ball?
15. The motion of a toy car is recorded in the ticker tape diagram below? What do you think happens to
the speed of the toy car?

A. The toy car was moving very fast then stops.

B. The toy car was moving slowly then suddenly speeds up.
C. The toy car was moving in a steady speed then suddenly slows down.
D. The toy car was moving in a constant speed then speeds up in an instant.
16. Which of the following correctly describes a wave?
A. It can set an object into motion C. It transmits weaker force
B. It moves through materials only. D. It is static
17. The following are electromagnetic waves, EXCEPT
A. Infrared B. Gamma rays C. Sound D. X-rays
18. Suppose you observed an anchored boat rise and fall once every 8.0 seconds as waves whose
crests
are 25 meters apart pass by it. What is the frequency of the observed waves?
A. 0.100 Hz B. 0.105Hz C. 0.125Hz D. 1.000 Hz
19. Earthquake(seismic)waves are felt through the grounds. Are these waves electromagnetic in nature?
A. Yes, because these need medium in order to propagate.
B. No, because these do not need medium to propagate.
C. No, because these are mechanical waves.
D. Yes, because this carry energy.
20. Marky is doing an experiment. He throws a piece of stone in a pond. Does he observe a wave?
A. Yes, he observes that when stone touches water it moves back and forth.
B. Yes, he observes that when the stone touches the water, circular ripples are formed.
C. No, he observed that when stone hits water it does not produce wave.
D. No, he does not observe wave when the stone touches water.
For questions number 21 – 22, refer to the figure below.

21. The points at A to E and C to Gare referred to as

A. Amplitude B. Period C. Trough D. Wavelength
22. Which of the following points on the transverse wave are moving in the same direction?
A. A and C B. A and E C. C and F D. B and G
23. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sound?
A. Amplitude B. Velocity C. Wavelength D. Zone
24. In which of the following materials does sound travel the fastest?
A. Helium B. Sea water C. Spoon D. Fresh water
25. Which of the following is the correct sequence on the transmission of sound in the ear?
A. Ear canal – ear drum – middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) - cochlea
B. Ear canal – middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) - cochlea - ear drum
C. Middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) - cochlea - ear drum - ear canal
D. Middle ear (malleus, incus, and stapes) - ear drum - ear canal – cochlea
26. Which of the following figures is the correct diagram of a noise?

27. Karen was asked by her science teacher if the movement of sound can be faster in solid than in
liquid.
She answered yes. Is Karen correct?
A. No, because sound travels faster in liquid than in solid.
B. No, because solid and liquid have the same speed of sound.
C. Yes, because solid components are more elastic than liquid.
D. Yes, because the molecules are more compressed in solid than in liquid.
28. How do humans benefit from sound?
A. It is used for respiration. C. It is used for communication.
B. It is used for circulation. D. It is used for the decomposition of wastes.
29. What will happen if our ear absorbs high intensity sound?
A. Some parts of the ear will carry out 50% of its function.
B. Our ears would be damaged but it will take hours? to function normally.
C. Our ears will no longer perform its function and we will become deaf.
D. The organ will be more functional as it is resistant from high intensity sound.
30. Which of the following colors will result if the primary colors of light will be mixed?
A. black B. pink C. white D. yellow
31. What color of the visible spectrum has the highest energy? A. orange B. green C. red D. violet
For items 32 -34 refer to the table below.

32. Which of the following is NOT true based on the table?

A. Different colors of light have different frequency.
B. Different colors of flight has different wavelengths.
C. When the wavelength is long, the frequency is low.
D. When the frequency is high, the wavelength is high
33. The table shows the number of wavelengths and frequencies of some visible lights. Are wavelength
 and frequency of visible light inversely proportional to each other?
A. No, because the longer the wavelength the longer its frequency
B. No, because the wavelength and frequency of visible light are not equal
C. Yes, because the lower the frequency of visible light the longer its wavelength
D. Yes, because the higher the frequency of visible
34. Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding the relationship between wavelength and
frequency?
A. Wavelength of light is similar to its frequency
B. Wavelength and frequency are directly proportional to each other
C. Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional to each other
D. Wavelength and frequency both directly and inversely proportional to each other
35. The red and violet lights are both visible lights. Red light has longer wavelength compared with violet
light. Does violet light have higher frequency than red light?
A. No, because violet light has shorter wavelength than red light.
B. Yes because violet light with shorter wavelength has higher frequency
C. No because the wavelength of visible light has no relations to its frequency.
D. Yes because wavelength and frequency of electromagnetic waves are directly proportional.
36. When you combine all the colors of the visible light what color will we see?
A. black B. green C. red D. white
37. Which of the following processes of heat transfer requires the presence of a fluid?
A. conduction B. convection C. dispersion D. radiation
38. Which type of heating causes sunburn? A. conduction B. convection C. dispersion D. Radiation
39. A girl’s hands become warm after holding a mug of hot coffee would be an example of which type of
heat transfer? A. Conduction B. Convection C. Cooking D. Radiation
40. Which of the following is not an example of radiation?
A. Sun’s rays B. Heat from a fire C. Stir frying in a pan D. Baking in an oven
41.On a summer morning, Johnny walks barefoot across his paved driveway with no problem. However,
later that afternoon he steps barefoot onto the same driveway and must quickly run off because the
bottoms of his feet feel like they are burning. Why is this so?
A. As the temperature increased during the day, the particles in the pavement moved slower and the
thermal energy increased.
B. As the temperature increased during the day, the particles in the pavement moved slower and the
thermal energy decreased.
C. As the temperature increased during the day, the particles in the pavement moved faster and the
thermal energy increased.
D. As the temperature increased during the day, the particles in the pavement moved faster and the
thermal energy decreased.
42.It is boring sitting in the house on your day off, so you go to the pool to meet with your friends. You
jump in the water but it was too cold and you don’t want to look like weak, so you try to get used to it.
Your lips are turning blue and your skin now feels cold. Should you get out of the pool and warm
yourself?
A. No, because you friends will tease you.
B. Yes, because it will make body look good.
C. No, because it is not good to back out after deciding to spend time with your friends.
D. Yes, because staying in the water for too long might affect to numbness and swelling of the skin.
43.You wake up on a Saturday morning and are glad since you don’t have to go to school. You sit
outside
 in the sun because you don’t really feel like doing anything at all. The heat from the sun is starting to
make you sweat. Is the heat transfer caused by radiation?
A. Yes, because radiation is transfer of heat by means of rays.
B. Yes, because radiation is transfer of heat by direct contact.
C. No, because radiation is the transfer of heat by direct contact.
D. No, because radiation is the transfer of heat through fluid and gases.
44. Which of the following refers to the attraction or repulsion between electric charges?
A. Friction B. Conduction C. Electric field D. Electric force
45. Your classmate was electrocuted accidentally. Which of the following should you do to be able to
save
her?
I. By pulling her hair.
II. By holding onto her metal bangles.
III. By grasping her cotton jackets.
IV. By pulling her in her rubber shoes.
A. I only B. I and II only C. II only D. III and IV only
46. Ms. Jojo rubbed two balloons with a piece of wool separately. What will happen when the balloons
are
brought near each other?
A. The balloons will pop. C. The balloons will attract each other.
B. The balloons will repel each other. D. The balloons will become positively charged.
47. The following objects are good conductors because they have loose electrons, EXCEPT
A. Copper B. Metals C. Rubbers D. Silvers
48. What must be the charges be for A and B in the figure so that they produce the electric field lines
shown?
A. A and B must both be positive.
B. A and B must both be negative.
C. A must be negative, and B must be positive.
D. A must be positive, and B must be negative.
49. Why are metals useful for making electrical wires?
A. Metals do not blend C. Metals hold much heat
B. Metals are insulators D. Metals are good conductors
50. How is the process of charging by conduction possible?
A. By distributing the charges C. By touching two charged objects
B. By rubbing the two objects D. By placing it in contact with a charged object
ANSWER KEY
1. B 26. C
2. B 27. D
3. D 28. C
4. A 29. C
5. D 30. C
6. C 31. B
7. C 32. D
8. C 33. A
9. C 34. C
10. D 35. D
11. D 36. D
12. B 37. B
13. A 38. D
14. C 39. A
15. C 40. C
16. A 41. C
17. C 42. D
18. C 43. A
19. C 44. B
20. B 45. A
21. D 46. B
22. B 47. C
23. D 48. D
24. D 49. D
25. A 50. D