Grade 7 Science Assessment
Learning Objectives
Understand motion, speed, and velocity concepts
Analyze forces and their effects on motion
Understand kinetic and potential energy and energy transformations
Explain cell structure and function in organisms
Understand heredity, genetics, and trait inheritance
Analyze weather patterns and atmospheric conditions
Evaluate human impacts on environmental systems
Complete Assessment
~40 minutesThe speed of an object describes:
A car travels 150 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car?
What happens when balanced forces act on an object at rest?
A soccer ball is rolling across grass and gradually slows down. What unbalanced force is causing this change in motion?
A position vs. time graph shows a straight diagonal line going up from the origin. What does this graph tell us about the object's motion?
On a distance-time graph, a horizontal line indicates:
What type of energy does an object have due to its motion?
A ball held at the top of a hill has gravitational potential energy. What two factors determine how much potential energy the ball has?
A roller coaster car at the top of a hill has maximum potential energy and minimum kinetic energy. As it rolls down the hill, what happens to its energy?
When you push a box across the floor, energy is transferred from:
A lever requires 20 Newtons of force to lift a 60 Newton object. What does this demonstrate about simple machines?
Which simple machine would be MOST useful for lifting a heavy engine out of a car?
Which type of organism is made of only ONE cell?
How do single-celled organisms like Paramecium obtain energy?
Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material (DNA)?
What is the function of mitochondria in a cell?
Which organelle would you find in a plant cell but NOT in an animal cell?
What is the correct order of organization in living things, from smallest to largest?
How do the digestive and circulatory systems work together to provide cells with nutrients?
Where are genes located in a cell?
How do the offspring of asexual reproduction compare to their parent?
Why does sexual reproduction result in more genetic variation than asexual reproduction?
In pea plants, purple flower color (P) is dominant over white flower color (p). If a plant with genotype Pp is crossed with a plant with genotype pp, what percentage of offspring will have white flowers?
A trait only appears when an organism has two copies of the same allele (like ff). This trait is called:
Which gas makes up approximately 78% of Earth's atmosphere?
What drives the water cycle?
A weather map shows a large area of low pressure approaching. What weather conditions should you expect?
What happens when a cold air mass meets a warm air mass?
A meteorologist uses satellite images, weather maps, and air pressure readings to:
The jet stream is a high-altitude band of fast-moving wind. How does it affect weather in North America?
Why is monitoring air quality important for human health?
Which of the following gases, when increased in the atmosphere, contributes most to the greenhouse effect and global temperature rise?
During a heat wave, which strategy would BEST help protect human health?
A community wants to reduce the impact of future hurricanes. Which of the following is the MOST effective long-term mitigation strategy?