8th Grade Science Vocabulary 2025

Front

What is the process of heat transfer by the flow of material called?

Back

Convection current

Front

What is the daily rise and fall of the ocean level created by the gravitational pull of the Moon on the Earth called?

Back

Tide

Front

What is the unit of measurement for force?

Back

Newton

Front

What is the term for organisms that make their own food?

Back

Producer

Front

What is a large storm that forms over warm waters and a low pressure center called?

Back

Tropical cyclone

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the term for a change in an organism's environment that causes a response?

Back

Stimulus

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell