Science Semester Test 7th Grade

Volcanic mountain on the ocean floor

The best science teacher is

A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume is

Fast-moving water and rapids are found in a

Coral reef that forms around a sunken volcanic island

Waterfalls are found in

Highest point of a wave

The way a material reflects light is

Body of salt water covering much of Earth's surface

Layer of ocean water in which the temperature drops sharply with depth

The upper layer of saturated rock is the

Slower moving rivers are

Liquid water with a temperature above the boiling points of water is

People who study the earth's oceans are called

A change in state always involves a change in

Incoming, or rising, tide

Atoms can join together to form

A river with a smooth bottom is a

Able to be drawn into thin wires is

Tiny holes or air spaces in soil are

Ocean sediment that contains the remains of many ocean organisms

The change of state from a solid directly to a gas is known as

A state of matter that has no definite shape but a definite volume is

Able to be hammered into different shapes is

Amount of dissolved salts in ocean water

When water vaper in a cloud changes back into a liquid, it is undergoing

Outgoing, or falling, tide

Of the following examples, the one that is an example of a physical change is

A natural flow of groundwater that occurs when the side of a steep hill dips below the water table is

The stream of water flowing in the oceans

Part of a continent between the continental shelf and the ocean floor

Anything that takes up space and has mass is said to be

Ring-shaped coral reef around a lagoon

Lowest point of a wave

Regular up-and-down movement of water

Of the following examples, the one that is an example of a solid is a/an

The amount of matter in an object is its

Atoms are made up of

Coral reef that is directly attached to a shore

The two main branches of physical science are

Echo-sounding system that bounces sound waves off the ocean floor

Deep canyon on the ocean floor

Of the following, the one that is an example of a chemical change is

Regular change in the level of Earth's oceans

A reservoir forms after the construction of

The smallest part of an element that can be identified as the element is

A positively charged particle is

Element that has the property of shiny luster, ductility, and malleability is

One feature of a youthful river is

Kettle lakes are formed by

A collection of ice crystals or water droplets in the atmosphere is

Shallow body of water between a reef and the mainland

The process by which water moves through the environment over and over again is called

The process by which water changes from a gas to a liquid is

Part of a continent that slopes gently away from the shoreline

Flat-topped underwater seamount

Rain and snow are the two main forms of

One feature of an old river is

Small animals found in warm, shallow ocean waters

Underwater research vessel