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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III – Central Luzon
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF PAMPANGA
High School Blvd. Brgy. Lourdes, City of San Fernando

Third Periodic Test in Grade 7 Science


S.Y.2018-2019

NAME: __________________________________________ SCORE:_____________

Direction: Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer.

1. Anton walked 200m east from home to visit Elsa. He then walked another 400m north to fetch Edgar and
both of them walked 200m west to watch the pigeons. He left Edgar then walked 400m north. Which of the
following statements is NOT true?
A. Anton went home
B. Anton has travelled a total distance of 1,200m.
C. Anton’s displacement is shorter than the total distance he has travelled
D. Anton’s displacement is zero if he has travelled 400m north after leaving Edgar.
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the object moving with constant speed?
A. The object is not accelerating
B. The speed of the object is equal to zero
C. The distance travelled by the object increases uniformly
D. The speed of the object remains the same all through out
3. Which of the following is true about an object that travels 8 meters to left, then 4 meters up, then another 8
meters to the right?
A. The displacement of the object is equal to 20 meters
B. The displacement of the object is equal 20 meters down
C. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to 20 meters
D. The total distance travelled by the object is equal to zero
4. What is the device used to measure the instantaneous speed of a moving vehicle?
A. Gas gauge
B. Motion detector
C. Speedometer
D. Steering wheel
5. What does the slope of a distance vs. time graph represent?
A. Acceleration B. Displacement C. Distance D. Speed
6. Data were obtained from 500 meter dash competition finals in the Olympics.

Country (Athlete) Recorded Time (s)


China 59.7
Ghana 55.3
Japan 59.6
Nigeria 54.3
Philippines 57.3
U.K 58.6
USA 57.4
Based on the table, which country did best in the said competition?
A. China
B. Nigeria
C. Philippines
D. USA
7. How do you compute for the average speed of an object?
A. Multiply the distance by their recorded time.
B. Divide the recorded time by the distance travelled.
C. Multiply the recorded time of any of the two contestants then divide by the distance.
D. Divide the distance travelled by the recorded time.
8. What is the term used to describe the shortest distance between the object’s two positions?
A. Displacement
B. Distance
C. Speed
D. Velocity
9. A car travels 150 meters in 15 seconds. What is the average speed of the car?
A. 5 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 15 m/s
D. 150 m/s
10. The rate of motion with direction is called___________
A. Speed C. Acceleration
B. Force D. Velocity

For questions 11-12, refer to the graph below.

11. Which athlete has a zero displacement?


A. Athlete 1
B. Athlete 2
C. Athlete 3
D. Both B and C
12. Which of the athletes has travelled the longest at 20 minute-time interval?
A. Athlete 1
B. Athlete 2
C. Athlete 3
D. Both B and C
13. During you trip to your grandmother’s house, your bike’s speed changes from 0 m/s to 30 m/s in 15
seconds. What is your acceleration?
A. 2 m/s2
B. 45 m/s2
C. 0.2 m/s2
D. 0.45 m/s2
14. What happens when a driver steps on the brake of a car?
A. The velocity of the car increases
B. The car decelerates
C. The car changes direction
D. The car speeds up
15. A car travelled 100 meters in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the car?
A. 4 m/s B. 2,500 m/s C. 0.4 m/s D. 2.5 m/s

For items 16 – 19, refer to the figure below.

B C

16. Which letter indicates the wavelength?


17. Which letter represents the amplitude?
18. Which is the crest?
19. Which is the trough?
20. The unit of intensity level of sound
A. Ampere
B. Decibel
C. Ohm
D. Volt
21. Which of the following best describes a low frequency sound?
A. High pitch
B. Low pitch
C. Low energy
D. A and C
22. Which property of sound describes your perception of it?
A. Intensity
B. Wave speed
C. Loudness
D. Frequency
23. Through which of the following can sound NOT travel?
A. Solids
B. Liquids
C. Gases
D. Vacuum
24. To which of the following is loudness closely related?
A. Pitch
B. Intensity
C. Quality
D. Melody
25. Which frequency is beyond the normal human hearing?
A. 20 Hz
B. 5000 Hz
C. 10000 Hz
D. 30000 Hz
26. How would you relate the brightness or intensity of light with the distance from the source?
A. The farther the light source, the dimmer is the light and the higher the intensity
B. The farther the light source, the brighter is the light and the lower the intensity
C. The nearer the light source, the dimmer is the light and the higher the intensity
D. The nearer the light source, the brighter is the light and the higher the intensity
27. Which color registers the highest frequency?
A. Red
B. Blue
C. Violet
D. Orange
28. ROYGBIV is the basic component of white light. Which color of light carries the most energy?
A. Blue
B. Green
C. Orange
D. Red
29. Light is an electromagnetic wave. Which characteristic is common to all electromagnetic wave?
A. Amplitude
B. Frequency
C. Wavelength
D. Speed
30. Which of the following groups of waves are listed correctly in order of increasing frequencies?
A. Radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays
B. X-rays, gamma rays, radio waves
C. Gamma rays, x-rays, radio waves
D. Radio waves, x-rays, gamma rays
31. Which of the following is not an electromagnetic wave?
A. infrared
B. gamma
C. sound
D. x-ray
32. How does the wavelength of microwaves (MW) compare to ultraviolet (UV) rays?
A. Microwaves have longer wavelength than UV rays.
B. Microwaves have shorter wavelength than UV rays.
C. Both microwaves and UV rays have the same wavelength.
D. Both microwaves and UV rays have shorter wavelength.
33. Which type of electromagnetic wave possesses highest frequency?
A. Gamma rays
B. UV rays
C. X-rays
D. Visible light
34. A cup of hot water is poured into a cup of cold water. What could happen next?
A. The temperature of hot water will increase as the temperature of cold water will decrease.
B. The temperature of both hot and cold water will decrease.
C. The temperature of hot water will remain the same but the temperature of cold water will increase.
D. The temperature of both hot and cold water will change until they are the same.
For items 35-37, refer to the situation below.
Teresa is boiling water in a metal container for several minutes. She will be using the boiled
water for her bath so she won’t get colds.
35. How does the heat travel from the flame to the metal container?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. dispersion
36. How does the heat travel from the flame to Teresa’s body?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. dispersion
37. If the purpose of pouring boiled water to tap water is to raise the temperature of tap water, how does heat
transfer in this situation?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. dispersion
38. Cooking utensils are provided with wooden handles because
A. wood is a poor conductor of heat
B. wood is cheaper than steel
C. wood is light and easy to handle
D. wood makes cooking utensils more attractive
39. Which is NOT a mode of heat transfer?
A. radiation
B. convection
C. conduction
D. dispersion
40. What will happen when two like charges are brought together?
A. They will repel each other.
B. They will neutralize each other.
C. They will attract each other.
D. They will have no effect on each other.
41. This law states that charges could not be destroyed, but can be transferred from material to another. Which
of the following is it?
A. Electrostatic Law
B. Coulomb’s Law
C. Law of Conservation of Charge
D. Law of Conservation of Energy
42. What is really meant when we say appliances “use up” electricity?
A. The current disappears.
B. The main power supply voltage is lowered.
C. Electrons are taken out of the circuit and put somewhere else.
D. The potential energy of electrons is changed into another form.
43. A charged object was in contact with a neutral object. What method of charging an object is involved?
A. induction
B. friction
C. polarization
D. grounding
44. If you comb your hair and the comb becomes positively charged, what will happen to your hair?
A. it will remain uncharged
B. it will become positively charged
C. it will be repelled by the comb
D. it will become negatively charged
45. Which of the following combination of electric circuit components will allow electrons to flow?
A. battery, bulb, switch
B. bulb, wire, switch
C. wire, switch, battery
D. battery, wire, bulb
46. Which of the following can be attracted by positively charged objects?
A. another positively charged object
B. a neutral object
C. negatively charged object
D. no other object
47. The figures below show 3 pairs of plates. The electrostatic force between the plates is shown for each pair.
If B is negative, what is the charge of A? And what kind of force will exist between A and C?

A B A

B C C

A. negative, attractive
B. positive, attractive
C. negative, repulsive
D. positive, repulsive

48. Which of the following statements is correct if two charges attract each other?
A. Both charges must be negative
B. The charges are different
C. Both charges must be positive
D. The charges are the same
49. What process involves connecting a circuit to the earth as a safety precaution?
A. Induction
B. Conduction
C. Grounding
D. Charging
50. What happens when two negative charges are brought close together?
A. They repel each other
B. They attract each other
C. They neither attract nor repel each other
D. They become grounded

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