Year 7 Term 1 Pre-test
  • 1. Which of the following best describes the study of Biology?
A) Living things
B) Movement and Energy
C) Earth and how it changes
D) Chemicals and how they react
  • 2. Substances that are easily set on fire are called:
A) Toxic
B) Inflammable
C) Flammable
D) Corrosive
  • 3. An educated guess that can be tested by an experiment or measurement is called a:
A) Aim
B) Analysis
C) Method
D) Hypothesis
  • 4. In which part of an experiment would you expect to find a clear statement about why it was performed?
A) Analysis
B) Aim
C) Method
D) Hypothesis
  • 5. Name the scientific study of the stars, the sun, the planets, their moons and other heavenly bodies.
A) Geology
B) Astronomy
C) Astrology
D) Vulconology
  • 6. Liquids in a containers like measuring cylinders will often curve this is called:
A) a meniscus
B) a cohesion
C) a bubble
D) a water curve
  • 7. A suggested explanation of what has taken place is called:
A) a extrapolation
B) an inference
C) a hypothesis
D) an summary
  • 8. The variable that you are investigating when conducting an experiment is referred to as:
A) a dependent variable
B) a controlled variable
C) an independent variable
D) a fair test
  • 9. The correct order for writing an investigation is:
A) Title, materials, method, aim, results, discussion, conclusion
B) Title, aim, materials, method, results, discussion, conclusion
C) Title, aim, method, materials, results, discussion, conclusion
D) Title, aim, materials, method, discussion, results, conclusion
  • 10. Which of the following is NOT a non-contact force?
A) Pull
B) Gravity
C) Electrostatic
D) Magnetism
  • 11. What unit is used to measure weight?
A) Pounds
B) Newton
C) Kilograms
D) Grams
  • 12. When falling what two forces are acting on the body?
A) Gravity and air resistance
B) Buoyancy and air resistence
C) Surface tension and buoyancy
D) Gravity and buoyancy
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