SCIECNE TEST-krishna-Dec

SCIENCE TEST
NAME: KRISHNA
GRADE:7 MARKS:40
1. When asteroids collide with the Earth, they make craters.

Chen uses a model to investigate the effect of asteroid collisions with the Earth.
In his investigation Chen:
• drops a rock into a container of soil
• measures the size of the hole in the soil made by the rock.
(a) Complete the sentences about Chen’s model.
In the model the rock represents ………………………………………………
In the model the soil represents ………………………………………………..
In the model the hole represents ……………………………………………….
[3]
(b) Write down one strength and one limitation of his model of asteroid
collisions with the Earth.
Strength…………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………
Limitation…………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………… [4]
2.Many scientists believe that a large asteroid collided with the Earth over 65
million years ago.
(a) Two effects of this collision were the formation of a crater and climate
change.
Write down one other possible effect of this collision.
……………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………… [2]
(b)Carlos models an asteroid colliding with the Earth.
He drops a steel ball into a box containing sand
(i) Describe what the steel ball and the sand represent in his model.
Steel ball……………………………………………………………
Sand……………………………………………………… [2]
(ii) Suggest two ways Carlos increases the width and depth of the crater.
1……………………………………………………………………
2…………………………………………………………………[2]
3.The table shows information about four different adults who play sports.
The adults are the same age and the same height.
(a) (i) Which adult, W, X, Y or Z, is most likely to have health problems?

……………………………………………………………………… [1]
(ii)The four adults test their fitness by exercising. After exercising, they
measure their pulse rate. What do they do to make the test fair?
(iii) Tick (✓) the correct answer
[1]
(b) (i) Adult Y takes a vitamin A tablet every morning.
What is the function of vitamin A?
…………………………………………………………………… [1]
(ii) Adult Z eats a diet that has a very high-fat content.
Write down one health problem caused by this type of diet.
…………………………………………………………………… [1]
4.White light is made of many colours.
(a) Oliver uses a glass prism and a ray of white light.
Complete the sentences.
A ray of white light enters the glass prism.
This ray of white light changes speed because the light is

……………………………………
White light is split into different colours by the process of

…………………………………. [2]
(b) Oliver adds different colours of light together

Complete the additions of light.
One has been done for you.

red + blue = magenta
red + green = ………………………….
green + blue = ………………………..
red + blue + green =………………..
[3]
5. Name two objects that are found in all known galaxies.
1……………………………………………………………………
2……………………………………………………………………
[2]
6. The picture shows a woodland ecosystem.

(a) One habitat shown in the woodland ecosystem is tree roots.
Name two other habitats shown in the picture.
1……………………………………………………………………
2……………………………………………………………………
[2]
(b) Jamila observes a new species of bird in the woodland. She makes a
hypothesis,
‘The new species of bird reduces the number of other species of

bird in the woodland.’
Jamila counts the number of species of bird in the woodland. Six

months later, she counts the number of species of bird in the same
place in the woodland.
(i) Write down one other factor she must keep the same during both
counts.
…………………………………………………………………[1]
(ii) What is the dependent variable?
…………………………………………………………………[1]
(iv) Look at Jamila’s table of results.
Do these results support her hypothesis?
Give two reasons for your answer.
1…………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………
2……………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………
[4]
7. The picture shows an asteroid.

Asteroids are found in space.
(a) (i) What is an asteroid?

…………………………………………………………………[1]
(ii) Suggest how craters are made on asteroids.
…………………………………………………………………[1]
(c) Pierre writes down some information about four asteroids.
He draws a table to show the information more clearly.
(i) Present his information on orbit time and radius for each asteroid in the
table.
[4]
(ii) All four asteroids travel the same distance in one year.
Which asteroid travels at the greatest mean speed?
…………………………………………………………………………… [1]
8. Here are some sentences about climate and weather.

Tick (✓) each correct sentence.
[2]

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SCIENCE TEST

1. When asteroids collide with the Earth, they make craters.

(a) (i) Which adult, W, X, Y or Z, is most likely to have health problems?

What is the function of vitamin A?

4.White light is made of many colours.

(a) Oliver uses a glass prism and a ray of white light.

Complete the sentences.

A ray of white light enters the glass prism.

This ray of white light changes speed because the light is

White light is split into different colours by the process of

(b) Oliver adds different colours of light together

One has been done for you.

5. Name two objects that are found in all known galaxies.

6. The picture shows a woodland ecosystem.

‘The new species of bird reduces the number of other species of

Jamila counts the number of species of bird in the woodland. Six

(ii) What is the dependent variable?

(iv) Look at Jamila’s table of results.

Do these results support her hypothesis?

Give two reasons for your answer.

7. The picture shows an asteroid.

(a) (i) What is an asteroid?

(ii) Suggest how craters are made on asteroids.

8. Here are some sentences about climate and weather.

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