3rd Quarter Summative Assessment in Science 7

S.Y. 2022-2023
Name: ________________________________________Grade/Section_______________
I. Direction: Read the questions very carefully and write the letter of the best answer on the
space provided.
1. Which refers to the length of the entire path travelled by an object?
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
2. Which refers to the shortest distance between to object’s two positions?
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
3. The change in position over an interval of time is called ______________.
A. Displacement B. Distance C. Motion D. Time
4. The distance traveled by an object, how fast the object is travelling, and the direction in which
the object travels to, is measured with respect to _____.
A. Motion B. Distance C. Displacement D. Reference Point
5. Jay wants to measure the speed of his motorcycle. What instrument will he use?
A. Ammeter B. Barometer C. Speedometer D. Voltmeter
6. Which of the following is an example of velocity?
A. 30 s B. 30 m/s C. 30 m, East D. 30 m/s, East
7. Which of the following is the formula used for solving speed?
A. v= dt B. v=d/t C. v= t/d D. v= d/t/t
8. Which of the following is defined as the distance covered per unit time?
A. Acceleration B. Displacement C. Speed D. Velocity
9. Which of the following is NOT a unit of speed?
A. KPH B. Miles/Hour C. Meter/Second D. Meter/Second/Second
10. Which of the following is defined as speed with direction?
. Acceleration B. Distance C. Displacement D. Velocity
11. Which of the following shows that an object is accelerating?
A. A cart moving at 5km/h.
B. A car changes velocity 5km/h in every second.
C. A cyclist moving with constant speed of 6km/h.
D. A car is moving at 10km/h going west along the highway.
12. A cyclist drives along a straight highway for 25h with a displacement of 100km
south. What is the cyclist’s average velocity?
A. 0.4 km/h north B. 0.4 km/h south C. 4 km/h north D. 4 km/h south
13. Marlow was asked by her teacher how to solve the speed of an object. She said that to
solve for the speed of an object, one must multiply the distance travelled by the recorded time
of travel. Do you think her process is correct?
A. Yes, because multiplication is the way to solve for speed.
B. Yes because she had all the needed data like distance and time.
C. No, because in solving for speed one must divide the distance travelled by
the recorded time of travel.
D. No, because in solving for speed one must add the recorded time and the
14. Which of the following statements is TRUE about an object moving with a constant speed in
a straight line?
a. It will cover the same distance in equal time interval.
b. It will increase its speed at a constant rate.
 c. It will decrease its speed continuously.
d. It will stop after one minute.
15. In a position-time graph, what does a horizontal line indicate?
a. The object is at rest.
b. The object is moving fast.
c. The object is moving backward.
d. It is impossible to have a horizontal line in a graph.
16. Which of the following graphs describes constant positive velocity?

17. Based on the graph below, which runner is faster?

18. A driver travels from Pasig to Los Baños, Laguna. He took the South Luzon Expressway
(SLEX) which has a speed limit of 60 kph minimum to 100 kph maximum. What should he do
while driving in SLEX?
a. His speed should be lower than 60 kph.
b. His speed should be higher than 100 kph.
c. His speed should be constant between 60 kph to 100 kph.
d. He should stop at the middle of the road to look at his map on the phone.
19-20 (For items number 19-20 Read each sentence and identify what graph represents
motion.)

_______19. A man rides a bicycle moving with a constant negative velocity of 5 m/s.
_______20. A vehicle that caused the accident is moving slowly with a constant positive
velocity and then suddenly stopped.
21.What do you call a disturbance that carries energy through a medium?
A. force C. particle
B. motion D. wave
22. What type of wave needs a medium to travel?
 A. electromagnetic C. mechanical
B. longitudinal D. transverse
23. How does transverse wave propagate?
A. Up and down B. Left and down
C. Right and down D. Parallel to the motion
24. Playing the guitar can produce what kind of wave?
A. Transverse wave
B. Mechanical wave
C. Electromagnetic wave
D. None of the above
25. What would happen to matter as a mechanical wave passes through it?
A. It would heat up. B. Its particles would start to move.
C. It will start passing the energy to nearby particles. D. all of the above
26. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of sound?
A. Amplitude B. Velocity
C. Wavelength D. Zone.
27. 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
28. Which of the following media does sound travels fastest?
A. Air B. Helium C. Hydrogen D. Water
29. Which of the following media does sound travels the slowest?
A. Aluminum B. Harwood C. Helium D. Seawater
30. Is it TRUE that all objects produce different sounds?
A. No, because objects are in uniform materials.
B. No, because all objects have the same sound even if when using different
materials.
C. Yes, because they are all made from different manufacturers.
D. Yes, because objects are made from different materials with different properties.
31.The following statement is true about white light except ____.
A. White light is the absence of colors.
B. White light is also called visible light.
C. White light is a combination of all colors.
D. White light activates human eye receptors.
32. Which of the following characteristics will describe a red light spectrum which has a low
frequency?
A. longer wavelength B. shorter wavelength
C. lower in amplitude D. higher in amplitude
33. The following electromagnetic waves are invisible to the human eye, EXCEPT_____
A. infrared B. microwave C. visible spectrum D. X-rays
34. The visible light is made up of several colors with different wavelengths and
frequencies. Knowing this, which of the following is true about the speed of
light?
A. Light of different wavelengths travel at the same speed.
B. Light of different wavelengths travels at different speeds.
C. High-frequency light travels faster than the low-frequency light.
D. Low-frequency light travels faster than the high-frequency light.
35. Which of the following explains the relationship between wavelength and frequency of
light ?
A. The shorter the wavelength, the lower the frequency
B. The longer the wavelength, the higher the frequency.
C. The longer the wavelength, the lower the frequency.
D. The wavelength and frequency are not related to each other.
36. Which of the following pictures shows the correct velocity of red light when compared to a
blue light?

37. We can’t see waves beyond the visible light. Similarly, we can’t do things outside our
physical and mental capacity because we are orchestrated within a certain range. What does
this tell you?
A. Human being has limitations.
B. Color is in the eyes of the beholder.
C. You and me are of the same wavelength.
D. Be affected on situations outside your control.
38. Which of the following best describes heat?
a. It is the energy produced by the sun.
b. It is the total kinetic energy of an object.
c. It is the measure of hotness or coldness of an object.
d. It is the energy that flows from one object to another.
39. Which of the following is required for heat transfer?
a. differences in mass b. differences in volume
c. differences in properties d. differences in temperature
40. What will happen if an object releases heat?
a. It will become hotter. b. It will become cooler.
c. It will have lower temperature. d. It will have a higher temperature.
41. The feeding bottle with hot milk is submerged in a container with cold
water. Which of the following will be observed?
a. Both milk and water will become hotter.
b. Both milk and water will become colder.
c. The hot milk will become colder and the cold water will become hotter
until they reach their thermal equilibrium.
d. The hot milk will become hotter and the cold water will become colder
until they reach their thermal equilibrium.
42. When you touch an ice cube with your finger, how does energy flow?
a. It flows from both direction.
 b. It flows from your finger to the ice cube.
c. It transfers from the ice cube to your finger.
d. It moves from the ice cube to your finger then to the environment.
43. Which of the following activities shows conduction?
A. Flying a hot air balloon B. Cooking a chicken soup
C. Turning on the aircon to cool the room D. Walking barefoot in concrete or sand during
summer
44.. Why are handles of cooking utensils usually made from wood, plastic or rubber?
A. They absorb heat faster. B. They are good insulators of heat.
C. They are good conductors of heat. D. They have high thermal conductivity.
45. .A repelling force occurs between two charged objects when the charges are of
__________.
a. unlike signs c. equal magnitude
b. like signs d. unequal magnitude
46. Charge is not easily transferred in__________.
a. conductors c. semi-conductors
b. not conductors d. insulator
47.Which of the following is the Law of Electric Charge?
a. opposite charges repel; like charges attract
b. like charges repel; opposite charges attract
c. neutral objects attract charged object
d. neutral objects attract charged object
48.An attracting force occurs between two charged objects when the charges are of
__________.
a. unlike signs c. equal magnitude
b. like signs d. unequal magnitude
49. What happens when a rubber rod is rubbed with a piece of fur, giving it a negative
charge?

a. Protons are removed from the rod. b. Electrons are added to the fur.
c. The fur is left neutral. d. The rod gains protons.
50. What will happen when two oppositely charged balloons are brought close
together?
a. They will move towards each other.
b. They will move away from each other.
c. They will move together, then apart.
d. They will be unaffected from each other.