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Year 7 Inter-classes Science Competition
Year 7 Inter-classes Science Competition
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PAP Spring 2015 Exam Review
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1
The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a--
flood
storm
climate
front
2
What does the word dinosaur mean in its Greek root?
Secret Dragon
Terrible Lizard
Ancient Warrior
Giant Fish
3
The female part of flowering plants is called
The stigma
The ovule
The ovary
The uterus
4
Greenhouse effect refers to
ability of atmospheric gases to trapheat and warm the planet
ability of cloud to scatter electromagneticradiation
ability of atmosphere to retain water vapor
5
Which of the following is NOT a scientific discipline?
astrology
astronomy
physics
Chemistry
6
Clown fish live in sea anemone and scare away other fish that eat the sea anemone.
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
predator-prey
7
Which picture shows a waxing crescent?
D
A
B
C
8
Farmers and scientists use__________ to develop new varieties of plants
selective breeding
Natural selection
Variety
Hybrids
9
The application of science to criminal investigation is called
biology
CSI
forensic science
Pseudoscience
10
Three states of matter are
solid, liquid and air
solid, liquid and atoms
atoms, molecules and compounds
solid, liquid and gas
11
Which is not an effect of the motions of the moon?
high and low tide
the lunar cycle
seasons on Earth
12
Earth would not have seasons if it –
revolved around the sun in the opposite direction
stopped rotating on its axis
no longer tilted on its axis
took an additional month to orbit the sun
13
What separation technique that can be used to get pure metal from its ore?
filtration
Condensation
chromatography
Froth flotation
14
What natural process can result in the formation of new land?
landslides
volcanic eruptions
floods
earthquakes
15
The male dancer is also a famous science presenter. What is his name?
James Bond
Bill Nye
Carl Sagan
Albert Einstein
16
These animals are able to share the same environment because —
they compete with each other for food
they have different niches
the giraffes use the zebra for food
they live in different ecosystems
17
The phases of the moon are caused by —
Earth's revolution around the moon
Earth's rotation
Earth's tilt on its axis
The moon's revolution around Earth
18
The energy possessed by moving bodies is called
Mechanical energy
Kinetic energy
Potential energy
Heat
19
What determines the length of one full day (24hours) on Earth?
Earth's tilt on its axis
Earth's rotation
Earth's revolution
Earth's distance from the Sun
20
What is formed when a solute dissolve in a solvent
mixture
froth
chemicals
solution
21
Opposite of dilute is
mixed
concentrated
solution
dissolved
22
At which two positions of the moon will neap tides occur?
1 and 5
3 and 7
2 and 6
4 and 8
23
A _____ is a living thing,such as a plant, that can make its own food.
producer
predator
consumer
parasite
24
Biotic means
not living
healthy
alive
organic
25
Which two organisms have a predator-prey relationship?
shad & sturgeons
sturgeons & blue crabs
blue crabs & rangia clams
copepods & amphipods
26
When did dinosaurs become extinct?
about 100 million years ago
about 20 000 years ago
about 65 million years ago
about 20 million years ago
27
A food chain start with
a prey
a decomposer
A predator
a producer
28
Which of the following describes the
most
fundamental cause of weather?
uneven distribution of land and water on Earth's surface
uneven heating of Earth's surface by the Sun
clouds
rain
29
Which of the following is evidence in support of the theory of continental drift?
Fossils in South America are similar to those in Africa
South American fossils are different from African fossils
Species in South and North America are closely related
There are no fossils in South America older than 200 mil yrs
30
What keeps Earth from flying outward into space from its present position?
Earth's tilt on its axis
The inward gravitational pull of the sun
None of the above
Earth's rotation on its axis
31
A tide is a _________ rise and fall of sea level.
monthly
yearly
daily
32
Name for the smallest part of matter
mixture
molecule
atom
Compound
33
A specie that comes from another ecosystem is called
Introduced
A successor
An invasive Species
A competitor
34
Particles in a gas are moving____ and are____
quickly , close together
slowly, close together
quickly, far apart
slowly, far apart
35
Which two types of organisms have a producer-consumer relationship in this African savanna?
trees and elephants
zebras and hyenas
fungi and dung beetles
hyenas and cheetahs
36
Most dinosaurs were
Omnivores (eat both)
Herbivores (plant-eaters)
Carnivores (meat-eaters)
37
The primary source of energy for the earth's atmosphere is:
latent heat released during the formation ofhurricanes
erupting volcanoes
energy from within the earth
the sun
38
A chemical that kills plants is called
pollutant
fertilizers
Herbicide
pesticide
39
Which of the following are examples of human-caused environmental change?
deforestation
non-sustainable harvesting
all of the above
wildlife hazards
40
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
mountain range
rift valley
mid-ocean ridge
deep-ocean trench
41
This scientist is famous for
Developing three laws of motion
Theory of electromagnetism
E=mc^2 and theory of relativity
Theory of evolution
42
What term means that no more particles can be dissolved in the solution
concentration
Evaporation
saturation
condensation
43
which team is currently at the top of the AFL ladder?
North Melbourne
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn
Geelong Cats
44
Heat that comes from the earth is called
Geothermal energy
solar energy
chemical energy
radioactivity
45
Oxygen, carbon, iodine, potassium and sodium are examples of
mixtures
compounds
molecules
elements