Cambridge Science Test - Grade 7
Photosynthesis & Environment
1. What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?
2. Name two factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis.
3. Describe the carbon cycle in your own words.
4. How does human activity contribute to climate change?
Properties of Materials
5. What are the three subatomic particles of an atom?
6. What is the general trend in reactivity down Group 1 in the Periodic Table?
7. Explain why elements react to form compounds.
8. Differentiate between simple molecular and giant lattice structures.
Forces and Energy
9. Define density and write its formula.
10. What is the difference between heat and temperature?
11. State the law of conservation of energy.
12. How does evaporation cause cooling?
Maintaining Life
13. How do plants absorb and transport water?
14. What is transpiration, and what factors affect it?
15. How does the human body excrete waste?
16. Name two ways to keep a fetus healthy during pregnancy.
Reactivity
17. What is a displacement reaction? Give an example.
18. Define the reactivity series.
19. How are salts formed?
20. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.
Sound and Space
21. What factors determine the loudness and pitch of sound?
22. Explain constructive and destructive interference of sound.
23. Describe one theory about the formation of the Moon.
24. What is a nebula?
Genes and Inheritance
25. What is DNA, and why is it important?
26. What are gametes, and what role do they play in inheritance?
27. Differentiate between genetic and environmental variation.
28. How does natural selection lead to evolution?
Rates of Reaction
29. What factors affect the rate of a chemical reaction?
30. How does increasing surface area influence reaction rate?
31. Why does a higher temperature speed up reactions?
32. How does concentration affect reaction rate?
Electricity
33. What is a parallel circuit?
34. How does current behave in a parallel circuit?
35. Define resistance and write its formula.
36. Give one example of a practical application of circuits in daily life.