Quiz about 8th Science Vocabulary Final

Question 1

A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms...

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Chemical Energy

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Electrical Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Electromagnetic Energy

Question 2

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid...

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Convection

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Absorption

Question 3

The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another through direct contact...

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Convection

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Reflection

Question 4

The energy of moving electric charges....

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Electrical Energy

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Thermal Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Chemical Energy

Question 5

The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves...

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Electromagnetic Energy

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Electrical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Potential Energy

Question 6

The ability to do work or cause change...

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Energy

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Motion

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Force

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Chemistry

Question 7

A type of friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid....

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Fluid friction

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Static friction

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Sliding friction

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Rolling friction

Question 8

A push or pull on an object in a specific direction...

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Force

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Inertia

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Weathering

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Motion

Question 9

An attractive force between objects; the force that causes objects to be pulled to the Earth's surface...

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Gravity

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Free fall

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Centripetal Force

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Motion

Question 10

The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other; this force OPPOSES motion...

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Friction

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Newton

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Magma

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Energy

Question 11

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion; also known as Newton's 1st Law of Motion...

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Inertia

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Vector

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Physical Property

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Matter

Question 12

The unit used to measure ENERGY...

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Joule

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Newton

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Watt

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Meter

Question 13

Energy that an object has due to its motion....

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Kinetic Energy

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Gravitational Energy

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Potential Energy

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Substance Energy

Question 14

The scientific rule that says that "energy cannot be created or destroy"...

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Law of Conservation of Energy

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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Law of Conservation of Momentum

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Law of Conservation of Gravity

Question 15

The amount of matter in an object...

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Mass

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Volume

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Density

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Temperature

Question 16

The overall force on an object when all the individual forces acting on it are added together...

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Net Force

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Balanced Forces

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Unbalanced Forces

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Applied Force

Question 17

The strength of a force is measured in the SI unit called the __________.

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Newton

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Joule

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Kilogram

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Watt

Question 18

The energy an object has due to its position; also known as stored energy...

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Potential Energy

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Kinetic Energy

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Friction

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Thermal Energy

Question 19

Friction that occurs when an object rolls over a surface....

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rolling friction

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potential friction

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sliding friction

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fluid friction

Question 20

This type of friction occurs when one solid surface slides over another surface...

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Sliding friction

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Rolling friction

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Fluid Friction

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Static Friction

Question 21

The type of friction that acts between objects that are not moving...

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Static friction

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Rolling friction

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Sliding friction

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Fluid friction

Question 22

A measure of the force of gravity acting on an object; this can change depending on the amount of gravity at a place...

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Weight

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Mass

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Volume

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Density

Question 23

When the sum of the forces acting on an object = 0 Newtons

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Balanced Forces

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Unbalanced Forces

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Zero Gravity

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Seismawallop

Question 24

A nonzero net force will cause a change in an object's motion; when this happens we say that forces are....

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unbalanced

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balanced

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zeroed

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huge

Question 25

The basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element...

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Atom

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Molecule

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Element

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Compound

Question 26

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom...

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Atomic number

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Atomic mass

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Nucleus number

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Atomic Mass Unit

Question 27

The force of attraction that holds two atoms together...

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chemical bond

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gravity

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atomic bond

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physical bond

Question 28

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances...

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Chemical change

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Physical change

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Amorphous change

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Drastic change

Question 29

The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes...

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Chemistry

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Biology

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Physics

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Botany

Question 30

Symbols that show the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms....

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Chemical Formula

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Chemical Property

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Chemical Reaction

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Chemical Symbol

Question 31

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio....

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Compound

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Mixture

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Element

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Equation

Question 32

The ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume (M/V); determines whether items float or sink...

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Density

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Weight

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Temperature

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Inertia

Question 33

Which one is Newton's FIRST Law of Motion?

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An object at rest will remain at rest and an object in motion will remain in motion until acted upon by an outside force.

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For every action force, there's an equal and opposite reaction force.

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An object's acceleration depends on its mass and the net force acting on it (F=ma).

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Weight depends on mass and gravity

Question 34

What is Newton's Third Law?

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For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force

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Force = mass x acceleration

Question 35

F=ma

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Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

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Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

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Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

Question 36

A substance that cannot be broken down into any other substances by chemical or physical means

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Element

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Compound

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Mixture

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Molecule

Question 37

The way a mineral reflects light from its surface...

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Luster

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Streak

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Hardness

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Fracture

Question 38

Two or more substances that are together in the same place but their atoms are NOT chemically bonded....

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Mixture

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Compound

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Molecule

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Element Salad

Question 39

A change in matter that alters the form or appearance of the material but does not make the material into a different substance...

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Physical Change

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Amorphous Change

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Chemical Change

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Nuclear Change

Question 40

The total energy of the motion of all the particles of an object...

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Thermal Energy

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Chemical Energy

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Nuclear Energy

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Electrical Energy

Question 41

A change from one form of energy to another...

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Energy transformation

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Switch-a-roo

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Energy spectacle

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Domino effect

Question 42

A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other and collide...

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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Crosswise boundary

Question 43

A plate boundary where two plates move away from one another...

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Divergent boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Transform boundary

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Crosswise boundary

Question 44

The point on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus...

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Epicenter

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Seismopoint

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Focus center

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Primary wave

Question 45

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered particles of rock and soil...

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Compaction

Question 46

A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface...

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Igneous rock

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Sedimentary rock

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Metamorphic rock

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Mineral

Question 47

A rigid layer of the Earth made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust; this makes up the tectonic plates

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Lithosphere

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Asthenosphere

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Core

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Mantellacrust

Question 48

A type of rock that forms from an existing rock that is changed by heat, pressure, or chemical reactions...

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Metamorphic rock

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Igneous rock

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Sedimentary rock

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Mineral

Question 49

A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition...

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Mineral

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Igneous rock

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Metamorphic rock

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Sedimentary rock

Question 50

A major belt of volcanoes that rims the Pacific Ocean....

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Ring of Fire

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Eurasian-Melanesian Belt

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Circus-Pacific Belt

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Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Question 51

A type of rock that forms when particles from other rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together...

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Sedimentary rock

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Igneous rock

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Metamorphic rock

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Mineral

Question 52

A device that records ground movements caused by seismic waves as they move through Earth...

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Seismograph

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Seismawallup

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Seismologist

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Shake table

Question 53

The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary...

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Subduction

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Convergence

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Divergence

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Transformance

Question 54

A plate boundary where two plates grind past each other in opposite directions...

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Transform boundary

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Convergent boundary

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Divergent boundary

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Topo boundary

Question 55

The chemical and physical processes that break down rock and other substances...

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

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Cementation

Question 56

An atom or group of atoms that has become electrically charged (SO₄) ^-2

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Ion

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Product

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Reactant

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Polymer

Question 57

A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable...

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Hypothesis

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Conclusion

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Inference

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Variable

Question 58

To make an interpretation based on observations and prior knowledge...

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Inference

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Conclusion

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Hypothesis

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Question

Question 59

The one factor that a scientist changes during an experiment; also called independent variable...

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Manipulated Variable

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Responding Variable

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Controlled Variable

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Constant Variable

Question 60

An observation that deals with a number or amount...

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Quantitative Observation

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Qualitative Observation

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Physical Observation

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Chemical Observation

Question 61

The factor that changes as a result of changes to the manipulated, or independent, variable in an experiment; also called dependent variable...

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Responding Variable

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Controlled Variable

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Manipulated Variable

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Constants

8th Science Vocabulary Final

65 questions

A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms...

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid...

The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another through direct contact...

The energy of moving electric charges....

The energy of light and other forms of radiation, which travels through space as waves...

The ability to do work or cause change...

A type of friction that occurs as an object moves through a fluid....

A push or pull on an object in a specific direction...

An attractive force between objects; the force that causes objects to be pulled to the Earth's surface...

The force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other; this force OPPOSES motion...

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