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8th Science Vocabulary Final

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Electromagnetic Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

2.

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

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Absorption

3.

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

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Reflection

4.

The energy of moving electric charges....

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Electrical Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Chemical Energy

5.

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

a)

Electrical Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Electromagnetic Energy

d)

Potential Energy

6.

The ability to do work or cause change...

a)

Motion

b)

Force

c)

Chemistry

d)

Energy

7.

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

a)

Fluid friction

b)

Static friction

c)

Sliding friction

d)

Rolling friction

8.

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

a)

Inertia

b)

Force

c)

Weathering

d)

Motion

9.

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

a)

Free fall

b)

Gravity

c)

Centripetal Force

d)

Motion

10.

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

a)

Friction

b)

Newton

c)

Magma

d)

Energy

11.

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

a)

Inertia

b)

Vector

c)

Physical Property

d)

Matter

12.

The unit used to measure ENERGY...

a)

Newton

b)

Watt

c)

Meter

d)

Joule

13.

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

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Gravitational Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Substance Energy

14.

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

a)

Law of Conservation of Mass

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Momentum

d)

Law of Conservation of Gravity

15.

The amount of matter in an object...

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Density

d)

Temperature

16.

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

a)

Balanced Forces

b)

Unbalanced Forces

c)

Net Force

d)

Applied Force

17.

The energy stored in the nucleus of an atom; there are two types – fission and fusion....

a)

Electromagnetic Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Chemical Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

18.

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

a)

Joule

b)

Newton

c)

Kilogram

d)

Watt

19.

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

a)

Kinetic Energy

b)

Friction

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Thermal Energy

20.

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

a)

potential friction

b)

sliding friction

c)

fluid friction

d)

rolling friction

21.

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

a)

Rolling friction

b)

Sliding friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Static Friction

22.

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

a)

Rolling friction

b)

Sliding friction

c)

Fluid friction

d)

Static friction

23.

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

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

Volume

d)

Density

24.

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

a)

Unbalanced Forces

b)

Balanced Forces

c)

Zero Gravity

d)

Seismawallop

25.

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

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

zeroed

d)

huge

26.

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

a)

Molecule

b)

Atom

c)

Element

d)

Compound

27.

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

a)

Atomic mass

b)

Atomic number

c)

Nucleus number

d)

Atomic Mass Unit

28.

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

a)

gravity

b)

atomic bond

c)

chemical bond

d)

physical bond

29.

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

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

c)

Amorphous change

d)

Drastic change

30.

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

a)

Biology

b)

Physics

c)

Chemistry

d)

Botany

31.

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

a)

Chemical Property

b)

Chemical Reaction

c)

Chemical Symbol

d)

Chemical Formula

32.

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

a)

Mixture

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Equation

33.

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

a)

Weight

b)

Temperature

c)

Inertia

d)

Density

34.

Which one is Newton's FIRST Law of Motion?

a)

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

b)

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

c)

Weight depends on mass and gravity

d)

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

35.
What is Newton's Third Law?
a)
Object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest unless acted on by a outside force
b)
Force = mass x acceleration
c)
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
36.

F=ma

a)

Newton's

1st

Law of Motion

b)

Newton's

2nd

Law of Motion

c)

Newton's

3rd

Law of Motion

37.

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

a)

Element

b)

Compound

c)

Mixture

d)

Molecule

38.

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

a)

Streak

b)

Luster

c)

Hardness

d)

Fracture

39.

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

a)

Compound

b)

Mixture

c)

Molecule

d)

Element Salad

40.

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

a)

Physical Change

b)

Amorphous Change

c)

Chemical Change

d)

Nuclear Change

41.

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

a)

Chemical Energy

b)

Thermal Energy

c)

Nuclear Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

42.

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

a)

Switch-a-roo

b)

Energy transformation

c)

Energy spectacle

d)

Domino effect

43.

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

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Crosswise boundary

44.

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

a)

Divergent boundary

b)

Convergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Crosswise boundary

45.

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

a)

Seismopoint

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus center

d)

Primary wave

46.

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

a)

Deposition

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Compaction

47.

The point beneath Earth’s surface where rock first breaks under stress and causes an earthquake...

a)

Focus

b)

Epicenter

c)

Seismology

d)

Crust fracture

48.

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

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Mineral

49.

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

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Core

d)

Mantellacrust

50.

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

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

Metamorphic rock

d)

Mineral

51.

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

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Mineral

52.

A type of seismic wave that compresses and expands the ground... the first waves to arrive at a seismic station

a)

P–Wave

b)

S–Wave

c)

Surface Wave

d)

Raleigh Wave

53.

The theory that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle...

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Seafloor Spreading

d)

Hocus Pocus

54.

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

a)

Eurasian-Melanesian Belt

b)

Circus-Pacific Belt

c)

Ring of Fire

d)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

55.

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

a)

Igneous rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Mineral

56.

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

a)

Seismawallup

b)

Seismograph

c)

Seismologist

d)

Shake table

57.

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

a)

Subduction

b)

Convergence

c)

Divergence

d)

Transformance

58.

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

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Topo boundary

59.

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

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Cementation

60.

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

a)

Product

b)

Reactant

c)

Ion

d)

Polymer

61.

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

a)

Conclusion

b)

Inference

c)

Variable

d)

Hypothesis

62.

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

a)

Inference

b)

Conclusion

c)

Hypothesis

d)

Question

63.

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

a)

Manipulated Variable

b)

Responding Variable

c)

Controlled Variable

d)

Constant Variable

64.

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

a)

Qualitative Observation

b)

Quantitative Observation

c)

Physical Observation

d)

Chemical Observation

65.

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

a)

Controlled Variable

b)

Manipulated Variable

c)

Responding Variable

d)

Constants