1ST SUMMATIVE TEST (Third Grading)

GRADE 7 – SCIENCE
Name:___________________________________Grade:____Section_______________
TEST [Link] CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Each of the questions or incomplete
statements below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the best
answer and encircle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.

1. What is the speed of an object at rest?

a. 0.0 m/s c. 9.8 m/s
b. 1.0 m/s d 9.81 m/s
.

2. According to the graph above,

during which interval is the cat at
rest?
a. 0.0–5.0 s c. 10.0–15.0 s

b 5.0–10.0 s d 15.0–20.0 s
. .
3. According to the graph above, the cat has the fastest speed during which interval?
a 0.0–5.0 s c. 10.0–15.0 s
.
b 5.0–10.0 s d 15.0–20.0 s
. .
4. Which has zero acceleration? An object
a. at rest.
b. moving at constant velocity.
c. moving at a constant speed in a straight line.
d. all of these.
e. none of these.
5. What is the average velocity of a car that goes 120 m in 20 seconds?
a. 120 m/s
b. 0.17 m/s
c. 2,400 m/s
d. 21,400 m/s
e. 6 m/s
6. If you throw a ball horizontally at 100 km/hr, and the ball leaves your hand 2 m above
the ground, about how far will the ball go before it hits the ground? Neglect air resistance.
a. 12 m
b. 50 m
c. 18 m
d. 100 m
e. 25 m

7. An object moves at a constant speed of 6 m/s. This means that the object:
 A. Increases its speed by 6 m/s every second
B. Decreases its speed by 6 m/s every second
C. Doesn’t move
D. Has a positive acceleration
E. Moves 6 meters every second

8. A toy car moves 8 m in 4 s at the constant velocity. What is the car’s velocity?
A. 1 m/s B. 2 m/s C. 3 m/s D. 4 m/s E. 5 m/s

9. A train moves at a constant velocity of 50 km/h. How far will it move in 0.5 h?
A. 10 km B. 20 km C. 25 km D. 45 km E. 50 km

10. A boat can move at a constant velocity of 8 km/h in still water. How long will it take
for the boat to move 24 km?
A. 2 h B. 3 h C. 4 h D. 6 h E. 8 h

11. A snapshot of three racing cars is shown on the diagram. All three cars start the race
at the same time, at the same place and move along a straight track. As they approach
the finish line, which car has the lowest average speed?
A. Car I
B. Car II
C. Car III
D. All three cars have the same average speed
E. More information is required
12. A bicyclist moves at a constant speed of 4 m/s. How long it will take for the bicyclist
to move 36 m?
A. 3 s B. 6 s B. 12 s D. 9 s E. 18 s

The graph represents the relationship between velocity and time for an object moving in a
straight line. Use this graph to answer questions 7 and 8.

[Link] of the following statements is true?

A. The object speeds up
B. The object slows down
 C. The object moves with a constant velocity
D. The object stays at rest
E. The object is in free fall
[Link] is the velocity of the object at 5 s?
A. 1 m/s B. 2 m/s C. 3 m/s D. 4 m/s E. 5 m/s

15. The graph represents the relationship between velocity and time for an object
moving in a straight line. What is the traveled distance of the object at 9 s?
A. 10 m B. 24 m C. 36 m D. 48 m E. 56 m
16. Which of the following is true?
A. The object increases its velocity
B. The object decreases its velocity
C. The object’s velocity stays unchanged
D. The object stays at rest
E. More information is required

[Link] is the velocity of the object?

A. 4 m/s B. 20 m/s C. 8 m/s D. 40 m/s E. 5 m/s
[Link] of the following is a vector quantity?
A. Speed B. Time C. Traveled distance D. Velocity E. Area

[Link] from the origin, a person walks 6 km east during first day, and 3 km east the
next day. What is the net displacement of the person from the initial point in two days?
A. 6 km, west B. 3 km, east C. 10 km, east D. 5 km, west E. 9
km, east

The diagram above illustrates a person who, starting from the origin, walks 8 km east
during first day, and 5 km west the next day. Use it to answer questions 18 and 19.

[Link] is the net displacement of the person from the initial point in two days?
A. 6 km, east B. 3 km, east C. 10 km, west D. 5 km, west
E. 9 km, east
[Link] from the origin, a car travels 4 km east and then 7 km west. What is the
traveled distance of the car from the initial point?
A. 3 km B. 3 km C. 4 km D. 7 km E. 11 km

22. An object moves with a constant acceleration of 5 m/s 2. Which of the following
statements is true?
A. The object’s velocity stays the same
B. The object moves 5 m each second
C. The object’s acceleration increases by 5 m/s 2 each second
D. The object’s acceleration decreases by 5 m/s 2 each second
E. the object’s velocity increases by 5 m/s each second

23. A motorbike travels east and begins to slow down before a traffic light. Which of the
following is the correct direction of the motorbike’s acceleration?

A. B. C.

D. E.

24. A car and a delivery truck both start from rest and accelerate at the same rate.
However, the car accelerates for twice the amount of time as the truck. What is the
traveled distance of the car compared to the truck?
A. Half as much
B. The same
C. Twice as much
D. Four times as much
E. One quarter as much

25. A modern car can develop an acceleration four times greater than an antique car like
“Lanchester 1800”. If they accelerate over the same distance, what would be the
velocity of the modern car compared to the antique car?
A. Half as much
B. The same
C. Twice as much
D. Four times as much
E. One quarter as much

26. An object is released from rest and falls in the absence of

air resistance. Which of the following is true about its motion?
A. Its acceleration is zero
B. Its acceleration is constant
C. Its velocity is constant
D. Its acceleration is increasing
 E. Its velocity is decreasing

The diagram above presents the position and elapsed time of a motorbike that starts
from rest and accelerates at a constant rate. Use it to answer questions 49 and 50.
27. What is the average velocity of the motorbike during first 5 s?
A. 0 m/s B. 5 m/s C. 10 m/s D. 15 m/s E. 20 m/s

28. What is the acceleration of the motorbike?

A. 0 m/s2 B. 2 m/s2 C. 4 m/s2 D. 6 m/s2 E. 8 m/s2

29.A package is dropped from an air balloon two times. In the first trial the distance
between the balloon and the surface is H and in the second trial 4H. Compare the time it
takes for the package to reach the surface in the second trial to that in the first trial?
A. The time in the second trial is four times greater
B. The time in the second trial is two times greater
C. The time the same in both trials because it doesn’t depend on height
D. The time in the second trial is four times less
E. The time in the second trial is two times less
[Link] baseballs are thrown from the roof of a house with the same
initial speed, one is thrown up, and the other is down. Compare the
speeds of the baseballs just before they hit the ground.
A. The one thrown up moves faster because the initial velocity is up
B. The one thrown down moves faster because the initial velocity is
down
C. They both move with the same speed
D. The one thrown up moves faster because it has greater acceleration
E. The one thrown down moves faster because it has greater acceleration

2nd SUMMATIVE TEST (Third Grading)

GRADE 7 – SCIENCE

Name:___________________________________Grade:____Section_______________
TEST [Link] CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Each of the questions or incomplete
statements below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the best
answer and encircle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.
Study the four transverse waves shown above. Compare the properties of waves B, C, and
D to that of wave A, and complete the following four questions:

1. Compared to wave A, which wave has the same wavelength but a smaller amplitude?
a. wave B
b. wave C
c. wave D
2. Compared to wave A, which wave has a shorter wavelength but the same amplitude?
a. wave B
b. wave C
c. wave D
3. Which wave has the same frequency as wave A?
a. wave B
b. wave C
c. wave D
4. Compared to wave A, which two waves have greater frequencies?
a. waves B and C
b. waves B and D
c. waves C and D
5. electromagnetic spectrum except
a. sound waves.
b. X rays.
c. gamma rays.
d. light waves.
e. radio waves.
Use the figure below to answer question 28

6. Compared to ultraviolet waves,

the wavelength of infrared waves is
a. shorter.
b. longer.
c. faster.
d. slower.
e. the same
7. Which of the following produce sound?
a. soft objects
b. radio stations
c. vibrating objects
d. objects under pressure
8. Compared to the speed of light, sound travels _______________.
a. faster.
b. slower.
c. at the same speed.
d. There is not enough information to compare the two.
9. Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?

a. Longitudinal waves c. mechanical waves

b. Transverse wave d. electromagnetic waves

10. Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(n)

a. medium. C. magnetic field.

B. electric field d. change in either a magnetic or an electric field.

11. Light that has passed through a polarizing filter is called

[Link] light. C. white light.

B. polarized light. D. photoelectric light.

12. which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?

a. Longitudinal waves c. mechanical waves

b. Transverse waves d. electromagnetic waves

13. electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a

a. Medium c. magnetic field

B. Electric field d. change in either a magnetic or an electric field

14. In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same

a. Wavelength c. speed

B. Frequency d. amplitude

15. Visible light has a higher frequency than

a. X-rays c. infrared rays

B. Ultraviolet rays d. gamma rays

16. The range of electromagnetic waves placed in a certain order is called the

a. Electromagnetic spectrum c. electromagnetic frequency.

B. electromagnetic wavelength. D. electromagnetic field.

17. The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called

a. radio waves. C.X-rays.

b. gamma rays. D. visible light.

18. When a police officer uses radar for speed control, the officer is using what kind of
electromagnetic waves?

A. radio waves [Link] rays

B. gamma rays d. X-rays

[Link] light can be separated into various colors to form a(n)

a. spectrum. C. MRI.
 b. Thermogram d. X-ray picture.

[Link] type of light bulb glows when a filament inside it gets hot?

A. Incandescent c. sodium vapor

B. Fluorescent d. neon

21. What kind of waves do cellular telephones use to transmit and receive signals?

a. Gamma rays c. ultraviolet rays

b. Microwaves d. infrared rays

22. Which of the following is true of ultraviolet rays?

A. They are visible

B. They carry information to televisions and radios

C. They help your body produce vitamin d

D. They provide the energy that makes your morning toast

23. which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?

A. Infrared c. ultraviolet rays

B. Radio waves d. gamma rays

8 [Link] speed of an electromagnetic wave is equal to

a. Wavelenght plus frequency [Link] divided by frequency.

b. [Link] times frequency. [Link] divided by wavelength.

25. What do cell phones require to work?

a. the GPS system c.a cellular system

b. ultraviolet rays d. satellites

3rd SUMMATIVE TEST (Third Grading)

GRADE 7 – SCIENCE

Name:___________________________________Grade:____Section_______________
TEST [Link] CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Each of the questions or incomplete
statements below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the best
answer and encircle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.

1. Speed of sound in glass is

a. 2000m/s
b. 6000m/s
c. 10000m/s
d. 14000m/s
2. Microphone changes sound waves into

a. Mechanical signals
 b. Electrical signals
c. Light signals
d. Wave signals
3. Sounds are chiefly produced by

a. Friction
b. Energy
c. Vibration
d. Disturbance
4. Distance between two points of a wave in a phase is known as

a. Wave front c. amplitude

b. Frequency d. wavelength
5. The minimum distance between the source and the reflector, so that an echo is heard is
approximately equal to ______.

a. 10m
b. 17m
c. 34m
d. 50m
6. Bats detect the obstacles in their path by receiving the reflected ______.

a. Infrasonic waves c. electro-magnetic waves

b. Radio waves d. ultrasonic waves
7. When sound travels through air, the air particles ______.

a. vibrate along the direction of wave propagation

b. vibrate but not in any fixed direction
c. vibrate perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
d. do not vibrate
8. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a musical sound?

a. Pitch
b. Wavelength
c. Quality
d. Loudness
9. Sound waves do not travel through

a. Solids c. gases
b. Liquids d. vacuum
10. Sound waves are

a. Longitudinal c. partly longitudinal and partly transverse

b. Transverse d. sometimes longitudinal and sometimes transverse
11. The frequency which is not audible to the human ear is
a. 50 Hz c. 5000 Hz
b. 500 Hz d. 50000 Hz
12. The speed of sound in medium depends upon

a. Amplitude c. wavelength
b. Frequency d. properties of the medium
13. Which of the following will remain unchanged when a sound wave travels in air or in
water?

a. Amplitude c. frequency
b. Wavelength d. speed
14. A sound source sends waves of 400 Hz. It produces waves of wavelength 2.5 m. The
velocity of sound waves is

a. 100 m/s c. 10000 m/s

b. 1000 m/s d. 3000 km/s
15. The time period of a vibrating body is 0.05 s. The frequency of waves it emits is

a. 5 Hz
b. 20 Hz
c. 200 Hz
d. 2 Hz
16. A source of frequency of 500 Hz emits waves of wavelength 0.4 m, how long does the
waves take to travel 600 m?

a. 3 s
b. 6 s
c. 9 s
d. 12 s
17. Sound and light waves both

a. have similar wavelength c. travel as longitudinal waves

b. obey the laws of reflection d. travel through vacuum
18. The method of detecting the presence, position and direction of motion of distant
objects by reflecting a beam of sound waves is known as _____.

a. RADAR c. MIR
b. SONAR d. CRO
19. The technique used by bats to find their way or to locate food is _______.

a. Sonar c. echolocation
b. Radar [Link]
20. An ultrasonic wave is sent from a ship towards the bottom of the sea. It is found that the
time interval between the sending and receiving of the wave is 1.6 s. What is the depth of
the sea, if the velocity of sound in the seawater is 1400 m/s?

a. 1120m c. 1400m
b. 560 m d. 112m
21. An example for mechanical wave.

a. Radio wave c. infrared radiation

b. Light wave d. sound wave
22. Which of the following quantities is transferred during wave propagation?

a. Speed c. matter
b. Mass d. energy
23. If a vibrator strikes the water 10 times in one second, then the frequency of wave is
_________.

a. 10 Hz c. 5 Hz
b. 0.5 Hz d. 0.1 Hz
24. The vibrations or the pressure variations inside the inner ear are converted into
electrical signals by the_________.

a. Cochlea c. pinna
b. Tympanic membrane d. anvil
25. Vibrations inside the ear are amplified by the three bones namely the _________ in the
middle ear.

a. hammer, anvil and stirrup c. hammer, cochlea and stirrup

b. hammer, anvil and pinna d. auditory bone, anvil and stirrup
26. The persistence of audible sound due to the successive reflections from the surrounding
objects even after the source has stopped to produce that sound is called _________.

a. Reflection c. reverberation
b. Echo d. rarefaction
 4th SUMMATIVE TEST (Third Grading)
GRADE 7 – SCIENCE

Name:___________________________________Grade:____Section_______________
TEST [Link] CHOICE: Read each item carefully. Each of the questions or incomplete
statements below is followed by four suggested answers or completions. Select the best
answer and encircle the letter corresponding to your chosen answer.

1. The law of reflection says that

a. the angle of reflection from a mirror equals the angle of incidence.

b. waves incident on a mirror are partially reflected.
c. all waves incident on a mirror are reflected.
d. the angle a ray is reflected from a mirror is random.

2. When a virtual image is created in a plane mirror

a. the image is upright.

b. the image is located behind the mirror.
c. reflected rays diverge.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
3. The reason we can read print from any direction is that

a. the white part of a page reflects light in all directions.

b. letters emit black light in all directions.
c. letters absorb black light from all directions.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above

4. It is difficult to see the roadway from a car on a rainy night because the road surface

a. is obscured by the rain itself.

b. that is normally a diffuse reflector when dry becomes a mirror surface
when wet.
c. absorbs the light more when wet.
d. scatters light in all directions.

5. Refraction is caused by
a. different wave speeds.
b. more than one reflection.
c. displaced images.
d. bending.
6. Refraction occurs
a. when a wave changes speed.
b. only at a wave front.
c. at any unpredictable time.
d. only with light waves. e. all of the above