SCIENCE 7

Prelim Exam
Summer 2010

Teacher Ryan

NAME: ___________________________________________________ Score: _________________

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write your answer on
the space provided before each number. ANY FORM OF ERASURES WILL BE
CONSIDERED WRONG.
______1. Allison Lawrence’ pet dog is not as active as it used to be. Which of the following
actions should Allison Lawrence do?
a. give the dog some medicine b. bring the dog to a veterinarian immediately
c. leave the dog alone d. investigate the cause of the dog’s behavior
______2. The function of control in experimentation is to __________.
a. prevent errors b. ensure a clear yes or no answer
c. show art in scientific work d. provide a reference in comparing and
judging results
______3. Angela Ysabel wanted to find out which of the five types of laundry soap was best in
removing stains. Each soap was mixed with water with the same temperature and
scrubbed onto stained cloth for one minute using the same force. After one minute,
the amount of stain left on the cloth was noted. Identify the manipulated or
experimental variable.
a. water temperature b. laundry soap
c. amount of stain left on the cloth d. scrubbing time
______4. In conducting an experiment, you should __________.
a. keep everything constant except for one experimental variable.
b. make use of several experimental variables at a time
c. change the constant variables everyday
d. keep a record of the results when told to do so
______5. Which of the following statements about an experiment is least accurate?
a. It is very expensive to undertake.
b. It is meant to test a hypothesis.
c. It uses an experimental set-up and a control set-up.
d. The findings in an experiment may give the solution to a problem or the explanation
of a phenomenon.
______6. How will you logically arrange the essential steps in scientific method?
A. make an educated guess or hypothesis
B. recognize the problem
C. formulate the simplest generalization
D. perform experiments
E. Predict the consequences of the hypothesis
a. A, B, C, D and E b. B, A, E, D and C
c. B, E, A, C and D d. C, B, A, D and E
______7. Lloyd Jacob want to find out how much salt you would need to dissolve in water to
produce 20% salt solution. What apparatus will he use?
a. triple-beam balance b. graduated cylinder
c. volumetric flask d. beaker
______8. The number of significant figure in 0.00 154 9 is:
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
______9. The figure in item number 5 can be written in S. N. as:
a. 1.5 x 10-3 b. 1.6 x 103 c. 15.94 x 10-1 d. 154.9 x 101
______10. An object which weighs 100 microgram also weighs:
a. 0.00 1 mg b. 0.01 mg c. 1 mg d. 0.1 mg
______11. Which of the following has the least number of significant digits?
a. 356.70 0 b. 0.00 003 56 c. 59 806.5 d. 0.00 375 02
______12. How many liters of gasoline are there in 536 mL?
a. 5.36 L b. 53.6 L c. 0.53 6 L d. 0.05 36 L
______13. What cylindrical glassware is used in mixing and heating solutions for chemical
analysis?
a. Erlenmeyer flask b. Florence flask
c. graduated cylinder d. test tube
______14. Which of the following equipment is used in cutting glass tubings?
a. test tube holder b. tongs c. triangular file d. wing top
______15. An equipment used in grinding and pounding chemical substances is called
__________.
a. evaporating dish b. mortar and pestle
c. petri dish d. spot plate
______16. Which of the following glassware is used in dispensing accurate volume of liquids
from a reagent bottle?
a. burette b. Erlenmeyer flask c. pipette d. graduated cylinder
______17. The number of significant digits in 650 600 00 is __________.
a. 6 b. 9 c. 4 d. 3
______18. A mile is equivalent to 5 280 feet. How many significant figures does this number
have?
a. 4 b. 3 c. 0 d. number is exact
______19. The number of significant figures in 0.00 230 200 m is __________.
a. 8 b. 3 c. 6 d. 9
______20. Correctly rounded off, the quotient of 2.00 0 g ÷ 20.0 mL is __________.
a. 0.10 0 g/mL b. 0.10 00 g/mL c. 0.1 g/mL d. 0.10 g/mL
______21. Rounded off correctly, the product of 2.00 0 cm and 10.00 cm is __________.
a. 20.0 cm2 b. 20.0 00 cm2 c. 20.0 0 cm2 d. 20.0 000 cm2
______22. How many grams are in a milligram?
a. 0.00 000 1 b. 1 c. 0.00 1 d. 1 000 000
______23. Which of the following units would be most appropriate for measuring the length of
a person’s finger?
a. nanometer b. kilometer c. centimeter d. meter
______24. Which of the following is a significant feature that distinguishes the living from the
nonliving?
a. organisms have the capacity to grow
b. organisms are made up of inorganic substances.
c. nonliving things are immobile
d. organisms differ in shape from nonliving things
______25. The ability of the cells to transform nutrients into energy refers to which of the
following characteristics of organisms?
a. adaptation b. metabolism c. reproduction d. response
______26. Which of the following is not a stimulus?
a. someone calls your name b. grow to accretion
c. aroma of hot pandesal d. seeds of tomato
______27. This cell organelle is responsible for converting glucose into ATP.
a. nucleus b. chromosome c. mitochondria d. vacuole
______28. This Dutch scientist is attributed as the father of microscopy.
a. Hans Jannsen b. Robert Hooke
c. Zacharias Jannsen d. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
______29.this cell organelle is found in plants but not in animals.
a. nucleus b. cell membrane c. chloroplast d. leaves
______30. The process of converting solar energy into chemical energy by plants is called
__________.
a. mitosis b. reproduction c. replication d. mitochondrion
______31. What is the basic unit of life?
a. nucleus b. atom c. cell d. DNA
______32. Marc Gregory was given some cell specimens of doubtful origin. He needs to
identify whether the cells are from plant or an animal. Which of the following should
he analyze and examine?
a. the cytoplasm and the cell membrane
b. the cytoplasm and the outermost covering
c. the nucleus and outermost covering
d. the nucleus and the cell membrane
______33. This cell organelle destroys old cell parts.
a. chloroplast b. vacuole c. lysosome d. cell wall
______34. A cell structure that allows only particular substances to pass in and out of the cell
is called __________.
a. cytoplasm b. cell membrane c. cell wall d. nuclear envelop
______35. The sum of all the chemical reactions that takes place inside the cell is called
__________.
a. condensation b. reduction c. metabolism d. respiration
II FILL IN THE BLANKS: Fill the blanks with the correct answer. Use some of the key
terms below to help you answer the following items. ANY FORM OF ERASURES WILL
BE CONSIDERED WRONG.
CONCLUSION PROBLEM INFERENCE EXPERIMENT
THEORY PREDICTION SCIENTIFIC METHOD HYPOTHESIS
DATA CONTROL GROUP DEPENDENT VARIABLE

EXPERIMENTAL GROUP INDEPENDENT VARIABLE

QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION QUANTITATIVE OBSERVATION
1. A method of gathering information and testing ideas is called the ______________________.
2. When you ask a question using this method you are formulating your
______________________.
3. An observation which is reported in terms of measurements is called
______________________.
4. The test of this possible answer is a/an _______________________.
5. In the scientific world, if a hypothesis has been tested many times with conclusive results
over a period of time it can become a/an ______________________.
6. The measurable observation which is a result of changein the experiment is called
______________________.
7. A group of materials in an experiment where all factors are kept constant is called
______________________.
8. The factor or condition in an experiment which is changed is called the
______________________.
9. A group of materials in an experiment where one factor is changed is called the
______________________.
10. When you give a possible answer to your question from pervious observations you are
making a/an ______________________.
11. An observation which is reported in terms of a description is called a
______________________.
12. Information obtained from observations in an experimental procedure is called
______________________.
13. A statement that answers the problem is called the _______________________.
14. A conclusion made based on information given by the data of an experiment is called
______________________.
15. To foretell what will happen based on experimental data is to make a/an
______________________.
III TRUE or FALSE: Write the word TRUE if the statement is correct and write the
word FALSE if the statement is incorrect. Write your answer in the space before each
number. ANY FORM OF ERASURES WILL BE CONSIDERED WRONG.
__________1. Science rest primary on faith in the scientific method.
__________2. A hypothesis is very similar to an educated guess.
__________3. A practicing physician is a technologist, not a pure scientist.
__________4. One of the aims of science is to construct theories.
__________5. During the earlier times, the works of scientist were ridiculed or ignored.
__________6. The function of control in experimentation is to prevent errors.
__________7. The study of living things falls under natural science.
__________8. A scientific method is logical, orderly and effective.
__________9. A theory is a guess, which must be verified with experiments.
__________10. Scientific explorations end when scientist find the answers to scientific
questions.
Problem Analysis:
A. Convert the following quantities to its desired units, express your final answer in
two decimal places:
1. 5 400 g = __________ kg
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2. 74 days = __________ sec
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3. 241 lb = __________ mg
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4. 2 109 mL = __________ oz
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Convert the following thermometric readings:
1. 100 0F = ________0C 2. 30.0 0C = ________0F 3. 200 K = ________0C
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4. 269 0C = ________K 5. 430 0F = ________0C
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C. Express the following in scientific notation, accurate in three significant figures:

1. 79 000 000 000 dynes __________________ 2. 7 351 036 300.00 kg _____________________

3. 0.00 000 000 000658 cm ________________ 4. 0.000 300 083 8 L ________________________
5. 8 481 000 000 ft ________________________ 6. 751 970 000.00 978 mm __________________

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