Grade 7
– Chapter 3: Heat
1. Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a) Wood
b) Plastic
c) Iron
d) Wool
Answer: c) Iron
2. The temperature of a healthy human body is:
a) 100°C
b) 0°C
c) 37°C
d) 25°C
Answer: c) 37°C
3. Heat flows from:
a) Cold object to hot object
b) Hot object to cold object
c) Both directions
d) Not at all
Answer: b) Hot object to cold object
4. Which device is used to measure temperature?
a) Barometer
b) Thermometer
c) Hygrometer
d) Speedometer
Answer: b) Thermometer
5. In which method of heat transfer is a medium not required?
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) All need a medium
Answer: c) Radiation
6. Which thermometer is used to measure human body temperature?
a) Clinical thermometer
b) Laboratory thermometer
c) Digital clock
d) Spring balance
Answer: a) Clinical thermometer
7. The lower limit of a clinical thermometer is:
a) 0°C
b) 10°C
c) 35°C
d) 20°C
Answer: c) 35°C
8. Woolen clothes keep us warm because they:
a) Allow heat to pass easily
b) Reflect heat
c) Trap air, a poor conductor
d) Conduct heat
Answer: c) Trap air, a poor conductor
9. Which of the following materials is an insulator?
a) Aluminium
b) Copper
c) Iron
d) Plastic
Answer: d) Plastic
10. Convection occurs mostly in:
a) Solids
b) Liquids and gases
c) Gases only
d) Vacuum
Answer: b) Liquids and gases
11. Radiation is the transfer of heat through:
a) Solids
b) Liquids
c) Gases
d) Vacuum
Answer: d) Vacuum
12. Which of the following is not a method of heat transfer?
a) Reflection
b) Conduction
c) Convection
d) Radiation
Answer: a) Reflection
13. The temperature is measured in:
a) Metres
b) Celsius or Fahrenheit
c) Litres
d) Kilograms
Answer: b) Celsius or Fahrenheit
14. Land heats up __________ than water.
a) Faster
b) Slower
c) At the same rate
d) Only at night
Answer: a) Faster
15. Which part of the thermometer prevents mercury from falling back?
a) Scale
b) Capillary tube
c) Constriction
d) Glass bulb
Answer: c) Constriction
16. The maximum temperature a clinical thermometer can measure is:
a) 100°C
b) 42°C
c) 110°C
d) 80°C
Answer: b) 42°C
17. Sea breeze occurs because:
a) Water cools faster than land
b) Land heats up faster than water
c) Water heats faster than land
d) No heat difference
Answer: b) Land heats up faster than water
18. The thermometer should be read keeping the eye:
a) Below the level of mercury
b) Above the level of mercury
c) At the same level as mercury
d) At any angle
Answer: c) At the same level as mercury
19. Conduction takes place mainly in:
a) Gases
b) Liquids
c) Solids
d) Vacuum
Answer: c) Solids
20. The Sun’s heat reaches Earth by:
a) Conduction
b) Convection
c) Radiation
d) Reflection
Answer: c) Radiation
Chapter 4: Acids, Bases and Salts
1. Which of the following is a natural acid?
a) Lemon juice
b) Soap
c) Baking soda
d) Toothpaste
Answer: a) Lemon juice
2. Which substance turns blue litmus red?
a) Vinegar
b) Soap solution
c) Lime water
d) Baking soda
Answer: a) Vinegar
3. What does a base do to red litmus paper?
a) Turns it red
b) Turns it blue
c) Turns it green
d) No change
Answer: b) Turns it blue
4. Which of the following is a base?
a) Lemon juice
b) Common salt
c) Soap solution
d) Vinegar
Answer: c) Soap solution
5. The chemical nature of baking soda is:
a) Acidic
b) Basic
c) Neutral
d) Both acidic and basic
Answer: b) Basic
6. Which of the following is a neutral substance?
a) Distilled water
b) Vinegar
c) Lemon juice
d) Soap solution
Answer: a) Distilled water
7. Litmus is obtained from:
a) Rose petals
b) Lichens
c) Turmeric
d) Hibiscus
Answer: b) Lichens
8. Which acid is found in vinegar?
a) Citric acid
b) Acetic acid
c) Oxalic acid
d) Hydrochloric acid
Answer: b) Acetic acid
9. Turmeric turns red in the presence of:
a) Acid
b) Salt
c) Base
d) Water
Answer: c) Base
10. Which of the following is used as an antacid?
a) Lemon juice
b) Vinegar
c) Baking soda
d) Salt
Answer: c) Baking soda
11. Which of the following is a strong base?
a) Hydrochloric acid
b) Sodium hydroxide
c) Acetic acid
d) Citric acid
Answer: b) Sodium hydroxide
12. Which of these will not change the color of blue litmus paper?
a) Vinegar
b) Orange juice
c) Soap solution
d) Water
Answer: d) Water
13. A solution turns red litmus blue. It must be:
a) Acidic
b) Basic
c) Neutral
d) Salty
Answer: b) Basic
14. Which one of the following is used to detect acids and bases?
a) Thermometer
b) Indicator
c) Bunsen burner
d) Test tube
Answer: b) Indicator
15. Which of the following is not an acid?
a) Citric acid
b) Acetic acid
c) Sulphuric acid
d) Sodium chloride
Answer: d) Sodium chloride
16. When an acid reacts with a base, it forms:
a) Only acid
b) Only salt
c) Salt and water
d) Gas only
Answer: c) Salt and water
17. Which of these changes turmeric yellow to red?
a) Acid
b) Sugar solution
c) Salt solution
d) Soap solution
Answer: d) Soap solution
18. Which one of the following is a natural indicator?
a) Methyl orange
b) Phenolphthalein
c) Litmus
d) Bromothymol blue
Answer: c) Litmus
19. Tooth decay is caused when the mouth becomes:
a) Neutral
b) Alkaline
c) Acidic
d) Dry
Answer: c) Acidic
20. Neutralisation is a reaction between:
a) Salt and acid
b) Water and salt
c) Acid and base
d) Water and base
Answer: c) Acid and base
Chapter 5: Physical and Chemical Changes
1. Which of the following is a physical change?
a) Burning of paper
b) Melting of ice
c) Rusting of iron
d) Cooking of rice
Answer: b) Melting of ice
2. A chemical change always involves:
a) Change in state
b) No new substance
c) Formation of a new substance
d) No energy change
Answer: c) Formation of a new substance
3. Which of the following is a chemical change?
a) Freezing of water
b) Dissolving salt in water
c) Rusting of iron
d) Boiling of milk
Answer: c) Rusting of iron
4. Which gas is evolved when vinegar and baking soda are mixed?
a) Oxygen
b) Hydrogen
c) Nitrogen
d) Carbon dioxide
Answer: d) Carbon dioxide
5. Which of the following is not a chemical change?
a) Burning of candle
b) Boiling of water
c) Digestion of food
d) Ripening of fruit
Answer: b) Boiling of water
6. Which change is reversible?
a) Breaking of glass
b) Curdling of milk
c) Melting of wax
d) Burning of wood
Answer: c) Melting of wax
7. Formation of curd from milk is a:
a) Physical change
b) Reversible change
c) Chemical change
d) Temporary change
Answer: c) Chemical change
8. Which of the following shows both physical and chemical changes?
a) Burning of candle
b) Melting of ice
c) Cutting of wood
d) Dissolving sugar in water
Answer: a) Burning of candle
9. Rust is chemically known as:
a) Ferrous oxide
b) Iron sulphate
c) Iron oxide
d) Iron carbonate
Answer: c) Iron oxide
10. When a chemical change occurs:
a) The substance remains the same
b) No energy is absorbed or released
c) A new substance is formed
d) The change is reversible
Answer: c) A new substance is formed
11. Galvanisation is a process to prevent:
a) Melting
b) Condensation
c) Rusting
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Rusting
12. Which of the following is an example of a fast chemical change?
a) Rusting of iron
b) Digestion
c) Curdling of milk
d) Explosion of firecracker
Answer: d) Explosion of firecracker
13. What happens when iron reacts with oxygen in presence of moisture?
a) Shines more
b) Melts
c) Forms rust
d) Turns black
Answer: c) Forms rust
14. Which of these is not a physical change?
a) Evaporation of water
b) Crystallisation of salt
c) Stretching a rubber band
d) Burning of magnesium ribbon
Answer: d) Burning of magnesium ribbon
15. Which one of the following is a characteristic of a chemical change?
a) No new substance is formed
b) Reversible in nature
c) Heat or light may be produced
d) It does not change mass
Answer: c) Heat or light may be produced
16. Which process is used to coat iron with a layer of zinc?
a) Rusting
b) Galvanisation
c) Electrolysis
d) Alloying
Answer: b) Galvanisation
17. Burning of magnesium in air produces:
a) Carbon dioxide
b) Magnesium oxide
c) Hydrogen gas
d) Oxygen
Answer: b) Magnesium oxide
18. Which of the following is a physical change?
a) Cooking of egg
b) Formation of curd
c) Stretching of rubber
d) Rusting of nail
Answer: c) Stretching of rubber
19. When a substance changes its shape or state but not its chemical nature, it is a:
a) Chemical change
b) Biological change
c) Physical change
d) Artificial change
Answer: c) Physical change
20. The reaction between vinegar and baking soda is an example of:
a) Physical change
b) Reversible change
c) Chemical change
d) Sublimation
Answer: c) Chemical change
