Are You Smarter Than A 7th Grader?

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Classification is an important scientific process, but do you know what scientists call it? Take this quiz to test your knowledge about this process and other 7th grade science facts.

This quiz was expert-written by Pamela Ferdinand. Pamela is a longtime journalist and author who has written about everything from science and politics to books and travel. She has covered hurricanes and plane crashes, elections and terrorism. She has her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Master’s in Journalism and is currently working on a book.


Pamela is a longtime journalist and author who has written about everything from science and politics to books and travel. She has her Bachelor’s in Political Science and Master’s in Journalism and is currently working on a book.

She has covered hurricanes and plane crashes, elections and terrorism.

7th Grade Quiz Questions

20 Questions · 239.1K Plays · 13 Comments

Question 1

How big is a normal, healthy adult heart?

  • A
    The size of a peanut
  • B
    The size of a pineapple
  • C
    The size of a ping pong ball
  • D
    The size of a closed fist

Question 2

Why is it important to move blood through the body?

  • A
    To carry hormones around the body
  • B
    All of the above
  • C
    To deliver nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
  • D
    To fight infections

Question 3

How many chambers is your heart divided into?

  • A
    4
  • B
    3
  • C
    5
  • D
    2

Question 4

Which phrase best defines science?

  • A
    A study of mechanics
  • B
    A study of living bodies
  • C
    Using thinking and practical skills to understand our world
  • D
    A body of skills related to life and death

Question 5

How does carbon enter the soil?

  • A
    Through cellular respiration
  • B
    Through dead organisms
  • C
    Through photosynthesis
  • D
    Through combustion

Question 6

What is the Periodic Table?

  • A
    An arrangement of elements based on atomic number
  • B
    A list of elements not yet discovered
  • C
    A table that is not often used
  • D
    A group of periods

Question 7

In what state of matter do molecules bounce off one another rapidly and act freely?

  • A
    Liquid
  • B
    Gas
  • C
    Plasma
  • D
    Solid

Question 8

What do mitochondria do?

  • A
    Store food
  • B
    Move materials
  • C
    Convert food into energy
  • D
    Make protein

Question 9

What animals lay eggs?

  • A
    Fish
  • B
    Reptiles
  • C
    Birds
  • D
    All of the above

Question 10

Where does gestation occur?

  • A
    Placenta
  • B
    Umbilical cord
  • C
    Ovaries
  • D
    Uterus

Question 11

The science of classifying living things is known as _____.

  • A
    Taxonomy
  • B
    Taxidermy
  • C
    Biology
  • D
    Ecology

Question 12

What is the process of liquid changing into gas?

  • A
    Freezing
  • B
    Chilling
  • C
    Vaporization
  • D
    Melting

Question 13

What is the "brain" of the cell?

  • A
    Ribosome
  • B
    Nucleus
  • C
    DNA
  • D
    Membrane

Question 14

Sedimentary rocks form _______.

  • A
    From existing rocks
  • B
    All of the above
  • C
    When sediment is pressed together
  • D
    In layers

Question 15

Structures too small to be easily seen with the naked eye are _______.

  • A
    Heteroscopic
  • B
    Microscopic
  • C
    Macroscopic
  • D
    Endoscopic

Question 16

What is the smallest part of an element?

  • A
    Atom
  • B
    Mineral
  • C
    Molecule
  • D
    DNA

Question 17

The scientific term for where an organism lives.

  • A
    Habitat
  • B
    Ocean
  • C
    Tree
  • D
    Grass

Question 18

Any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment is known as ____.

  • A
    Mutation
  • B
    Hibernation
  • C
    Variation
  • D
    Adaptation

Question 19

Which of the following is a stimulus?

  • A
    Darkness
  • B
    Sound
  • C
    Gravity
  • D
    All of the above

Question 20

How many types of simple machines exist?

  • A
    4
  • B
    5
  • C
    7
  • D
    6

Comments (13)

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I passed

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I am in collage and i have pass this exame. 16/20 yay

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Love it

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I'm 6th grade and passed the are u smarter then a six grade test and the grade seven one!am I really this smart????

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Funny enough, I am learning some basic things for the first time, and I AM LOVING IT. Good educational stuff

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#14 - structures too small to be seen with naked eye are? Answer - microscopic. But the explanation given would answer the question "what is a microscope?" Even a sixth grader can see the stupidity in this answer!

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hi it wasn't hard

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going into middle school in 7 months trying to no as much as possible before in move into th 7th grade

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first year in middle school!. I just wanted to test my knowledge. Excellent questions!

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Half way through middle school! Thanks.

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Half way through junior high school. Great quiz. Thanks Pamela.

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Very good questions. Thanks

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Cool quiz.

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