7th Grade Science Summative Exam

2015 - 2016

Unit 1: Matter and Its Interactions

1. Emma measured the temperature of a pure substance in 3 different states. The following diagram shows the
molecules in each state:

What could be the temperatures of the 3 states? (MS-PS1-1)

A 1 = 212F, 2 = 32F, 3 = 72F
B 1 = 72F, 2 = 212F, 3 = 32F
C

1 = 72F, 2 = 32F, 3 = 212F

D 1 = 32F, 2 = 72F, 3 = 212F

2. What could the chemical formula of this structure be? (MS-PS1-1)

(Write your answer in box 2 on the answer form)

3. A sample composed only of atoms with the same atomic number is classified as: (MS-PS1-1)
A a compound
B a solution
C

an element

D an isomer

4. Explain why an ice cube transitions to water when thermal energy is applied to it. (MS-PS1-1)

5. In an experiment, students measured the mass, volume, and density of a sample of iron before and after a
physical change. Which of the following measurements likely did not change? (MS-PS1-2)
A. Density
B. Mass
C. Volume
D. All measurements would change

6. Kazik wants to prove that mixing substance A and substance B causes a chemical change. What would be the
best hypothesis for his experiment? (MS-PS1-2)
A If substance A is mixed with substance B, then the temperature will change, indicating a chemical change.
B If substance A is mixed with substance B, then the color will change, indicating a chemical change.
C

If substance A is mixed with substance B, then the mass will change, indicating a chemical change.

D If substance A is mixed with substance B, then they will form one layer, indicating a chemical change.

7. Which 2 materials would form a homogeneous mixture when mixed together? (MS-PS1-2)
A Vegetable oil + Water
B Sand + Salt
C

Chocolate chips + Cookie dough

D Salt + Water

8.

Which of the following involves a chemical change? (MS-PS1-2)

A Water freezes to become ice.
B Two substances combine to form a third substance
C

Dry ice sublimes to become carbon dioxide gas

D glass breaks into small pieces

9. The following graph shows the solubility (amount that will dissolve in 100 grams of water) of three substances
at various water temperatures.

Which statement is a correct interpretation of the data in the graph? (MS-PS1-2)

A As water temperature increases, solubility decreases.
B As water temperature increases, solubility increases.
C

As water temperature increases, solubility increases and then decreases.

D As water temperature increases, solubility decreases and then increases.

10. If bowling ball A is moving to the right and collides with bowling ball B (which was standing still), what
happens? (MS-PS3-6)

A Bowling ball A stops; bowling ball B does not move

B Bowling ball A moves to the left; bowling ball B does not move
C

Bowling ball A stops; bowling ball B moves to the right

D Bowling ball A sticks to bowling ball B, and they both move to the right

11. A stone is heated over a fire and then placed in a bucket of cool water. Which graph most likely shows the
temperature of the stone and the water? (MS-PS3-6)
A

Temperature (F)

Time (minutes)

Temperature (F)

Time (minutes)

Temperature (F)

= water

Temperature (F)

= stone

Time (minutes)

Time (minutes)

Unit 2: Organism Structure and Behavior

12. Which is not an example of homeostasis? (MS-LS1-5)
A When a mammal is cold, it shivers to generate body heat.
B When a mammal needs more oxygen, its heart beats faster.
C

When a mammal is hot, it sweats to lose body heat.

D When a mammal is happy, it laughs.

13. In this simplified diagram of the circulatory system, blood flows from area A
area B area C area D. Which area has the highest carbon dioxide and the
lowest oxygen levels? Explain how you know this using your knowledge of how
blood circulates. (MS-LS1-5)

14. What is the most important function of the nervous system? (MS-LS1-8)
A To obtain nutrients the body needs for growth and development.
B To produce hormones that control the bodys activities and long-term development.
C

To receive information from inside and outside of the body, and direct the way your body responds to the
messages.

D To transport materials to body cells and remove waste products.

15. What is the function of brightly colored flower petals? (MS-LS1-4)

A To attract pollinators.
B To keep away predators by warning them about toxins.
C

To make energy through photosynthesis.

D The colors are side effects of special pigments and have no function.

16. Animals have special behaviors that increase their probability of reproducing. For example, male seahorses
carry eggs in a front pouch until they hatch. What are 2 behaviors that birds use to increase their probability of
reproducing and why would this increase their probability? (MS-LS1-4)

17. In the food web shown below, which 2 organisms are most likely competing for resources? (MS-LS1-4)
(Write the letters of each organism in box 17 on the answer form)

B
C

(Questions 18 20) Alejandro lived near 3 different ponds. He noticed that each pond contained different plants
from the other 2 ponds. He hypothesized that plants grew at different rates in the 3 ponds. To test his hypothesis,
he filled 3 aquarium tanks with water from the 3 different ponds, and then placed a small plant, Pistia stratiotes, in
each tank. Over the next few weeks he measured the size of each plant. The following chart shows his results:
Pond 1

Pond 2

Pond 3

Week 0

1.5

1.2

1.7

Week 1

1.8

1.5

2.0

Week 2

2.2

1.9

2.4

Week 3

2.7

2.4

2.9

Week 4

3.1

2.8

3.3

Week 5

3.4

3.1

3.6

Week 6

3.6

3.3

3.8

18. What was the dependent variable in Alejandros experiment? (MS-LS1-5)

A The 3 different types of pond water.
B The size of the plants.
C

The temperature of the aquarium tanks.

D The species of plant, Pistia stratiotes.

19. Do the results support Alejandros hypothesis? (MS-LS1-5)

A Yes, the results support his hypothesis.
B No, the results do not support his hypothesis.
C

The results are not related to his hypothesis.

D More information is needed to decide.

20. Other than the pond water itself, what are two things that could be affecting the growth of the plants in the 3
ponds near Alejandros house? Why would these two things affect the plant growth? (MS-LS1-5)

Unit 3: Genetics & Heredity

21. What is the function of DNA? (MS-LS3-1)
A DNA helps to regrow missing limbs and other missing body parts.
B DNA combines a male and a female to produce an offspring.
C

DNA codes for proteins, which have essential functions in our body.

D DNA tells each cell in our body what it should be doing at any given time.

22. Melanin is a pigment found in skin cells that protects the skin from harmful UV light. Higher amounts of
melanin cause darker skin color. The enzyme tyrosinase is involved in producing melanin. What would happen
if there was a mutation in both copies of the tyrosinase gene? (MS-LS3-1)
A The body would have to find another way to produce melanin.
B The body would have less melanin and would have lighter skin color.
C

The body would have less melanin and would be susceptible to harmful UV light.

D The body wouldnt be able to produce melanin and would be albino.

23. Which statement about genetic mutations is not true? (MS-LS3-1)

A Genetic mutations are changes in the DNA code.
B HIV is caused by a genetic mutation.
C

Genetic mutations can be beneficial.

D Genetic mutations can be passed from a parent to its offspring.

24. In the following cross, a parent with short ears is crossed with a parent with long ears. Two of the offspring
have short ears, and two have long ears.

Which could be the genotypes of the parents? (MS-LS3-2)

A LL x ll
B Ll x Ll
C

LL x Ll

D Ll x ll

25. Snapdragon petals can be red (RR), white (rr), or pink (Rr). If 2 snapdragons with pink petals are crossed, what
% of its offspring would most likely have pink petals? (MS-LS3-2)
A 25%
B 50%
C

75%

D 100%

26. Sally bought a freshwater snail to help keep her fish tank clean. After a few months, however, there were
suddenly 20 identical smaller snails in the tank! What happened? (MS-LS3-2)
A 20 small snails snuck into her fish tank overnight.
B The snail was pregnant when she bought it from the pet store.
C

The snail reproduced asexually.

D The snail reproduced sexually.

27. The diagram below shows meiosis in a male organism. Four stages in the process are labeled A, B, C, and D.

What type of cell is formed in this male organism at stage D? (MS-LS3-2)

(Write your answer in box 27 on the answer form)

Unit 4: Unity and Diversity

28. Two animals that have similar-looking embryos likely (MS-LS4-3)
A Share a common ancestor.
B Are the same species.
C

Live in the same place.

D Look the same as adults.

29. A species of frog lives in Mirror Pond. Some of the frogs have a gene for green skin, and some have a gene for
brown skin. Recently, someone dug up the plants surrounding the pond, causing the bank to erode and the
pond water to become dark and muddy. How will this affect the frog population? (MS-LS4-4,6)

30. A population of spotted fish living in a lake have a genetic variation that causes some of the fish to be big and
others to be small. Before a striped fish was introduced to the lake, 50% of the spotted fish were bigger than 5
inches, and 50% were smaller than 5 inches. The striped fish only eats fish that are smaller than 5 inches.
Which graph shows what would happen to the spotted fish population after the introduction of the striped
fish? (MS-LS4-4,6)
B

Number of fish

= Bigger than 5

Number of fish

= Smaller than 5
Years after introduction

Years after introduction

D

Number of fish

Number of fish

Years after introduction

Years after introduction

31. The diagram below shows how modern corn derived from its ancestor, teosinte. Humans are responsible for
the corn we eat today. How did we get modern corn from teosinte? (MS-LS4-5)

A Genetic engineering.
B Selective breeding.
C

Natural selection.

D Searching for corn in different regions.

32. When a horse and a donkey reproduce, they produce a strong animal called a mule, which is infertile. Why
arent mules as common as horses or donkeys? (MS-LS4-6)

33. When the environment changes more quickly than a species can adapt, the species may become
(MS-LS4-4,6)
A Dominant.
B Diverse.
C

Extinct.

D Overpopulated.
34. The diagram below shows how modern types of flowers developed from early types of flowers over the last 75
million years.

What is the most likely reason why these early flowers gradually changed to many different types of flowers
over time? (MS-LS4-6)
A The flowers traits were genetically engineered.
B The flowers stayed in the same environment.
C

The genetic material of the flowers stayed the same.

D The flowers adapted to environmental conditions.

35. Why are populations of bacteria able to change (evolve) much more rapidly than populations of humans?
(MS-LS4-6)
(Write your answer in box 35 on the answer form)

Unit 5: Earths Systems

36. As altitude increases, (MS-ESS2-5)
A Pressure decreases and temperature decreases.
B Pressure decreases and temperature increases.
C

Pressure increases and temperature decreases.

D Pressure increases and temperature increases.

37. The weather map below shows the locations of a warm front and a cold front over part of North America.

The numbered lines on the weather map connect locations with the same (MS-ESS2-5)
A Humidity
B Temperature
C

Air pressure

D Wind speed

38. The center of a storm system (Low) over part of the United States and the frontal boundaries associated with
this system are shown. Point A represents a location on the map.

Precipitation is most likely occurring at A because it is located (MS-ESS2-5)

A On a cold ocean surface.
B On a warm land surface.
C

Near the cold front.

D Near the warm front.

39. What is the layered mixture of gases surrounding Earth called? (MS-ESS2-6)
A Atmosphere.
B Lithosphere.
C

Hydrosphere.

D Hemisphere.
40. The map below shows an air mass that formed over the Gulf of Mexico at location A.

Once air mass A reaches location B, the weather conditions at location B will most likely become (MS-ESS2-6)
A Warmer and drier.
B Warmer and more humid.
C

Colder and drier.

D Colder and more humid.

41. What causes ocean waves? (MS-ESS2-6)
A The gravitational pull of the moon on the ocean.
B Wind blowing over the water.
C

The convection currents in the ocean caused by temperature differences.

D The convection currents in the ocean caused by salinity differences.

42. The diagram below shows the major types of ecological communities (biomes) found at different latitudes.

Based on the diagram above, what are two reasons why tropical rainforests are found near the equator but not the
North Pole? (MS-ESS2-6)

43. In the diagram below, what is most likely to form at location G? (PASS 5.2)

A Oceanic trench.
B Oceanic ridge.
C

Volcano.

D Fold mountains.
44. What causes the majority of Earths earthquakes? (PASS 5.2)
A Seasonal heating and cooling of Earths surface.
B The gravitational attraction between Earth and the moon.
C

Faulting of rock in the Earths crust.

D Convection currents in the Earths mantle.

Unit 6: Earths Place in the Universe

45. A student drew the pictures below to show how the Moon looked from Earth over a 2 week period.

What is the cause of the differences in the students drawings? (MS-ESS1-1)

A The distance between Earth and the Moon.
B The speed of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth.
C

The position of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth.

D The position of the student on Earth.

46. The diagram below shows the positions of the Sun, Earth, and the Moon as seen from space.

Which event is caused by the Moon passing through Earths shadow? (MS-ESS1-1)
A A solar eclipse.
B A new moon.
C

A lunar eclipse.

D A change of seasons.

47. The following diagram shows Earth as viewed from space:

Which season is occurring in the Northern Hemisphere? (MS-ESS1-1)

(Write your answer in box 47 on the answer form)

48. Which 2 factors determine the gravitational attraction between 2 objects? (MS-PS2-4)
A Mass and rotation speed.
B Mass and volume.
C

Volume and rotation speed.

D Mass and distance apart.

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(Questions 49 50) The diagram below shows the relative strengths of the gravitational forces of 6 planets.

49. What is the relationship between the mass of the planets and the strength of their gravitational pull?
(MS-ESS1-2)
A As mass increases, gravitational pull decreases.
B As mass increases, gravitational pull increases.
C

As mass decreases, gravitational pull increases.

D Mass and gravitational pull are not related.

50. On which planets would you weigh less than on Earth? Explain why. (MS-ESS1-2)
51. A year on Jupiter is 4,333 days long. A year on Mercury is 88 days long. Why do planets have different length
years? (MS-ESS1-3)
A A year is longer on planets farther from the sun.
B A year is longer on planets closer to the sun.
C

A year is longer on bigger planets.

D A year is longer a smaller planets.

52. The majority of asteroids are found in a belt located between what two planets? (MS-ESS1-3)
A Earth and Mars.
B Mars and Venus.
C

Mars and Jupiter.

D Jupiter and Saturn.

53. Earth is sometimes referred to as a Goldilocks planet, which is habitable for plants animals. This is because
it (MS-ESS1-3)
A Has just the right amounts of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
B Is not too cold and not too hot.
C

Has the perfect amount of gravity.

D Has enough water for plants and animals to survive.