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8th Grade Science Mid-Term Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

___ is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object.

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

2.

___ is the distance an object moves per unit of time.

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

3.

___ is the measure of the change in velocity during a period of time.

a)

displacement

b)

speed

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

4.

___ is the speed and direction of a moving object.

a)

displacement

b)

position

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

5.

A(n) ____ is an object's distance and direction from a reference point.

a)

displacement

b)

position

c)

velocity

d)

acceleration

6.

A(n) ____ ____ is the starting point you choose to describe the location of an object.

a)

reference point

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

constant speed

7.

The total distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel that distance is called ___ ___.

a)

reference point

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

constant speed

8.

The rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second is called ___ ___.

a)

reference point

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

constant speed

9.

The ____ ____ is speed at a specific instant in time.

a)

reference point

b)

average speed

c)

instantaneous speed

d)

constant speed

10.

___ is a measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object.

a)

weight

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

momentum

11.

___ is the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion.

a)

weight

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

momentum

12.

An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass is ___.

a)

weight

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

momentum

13.

The gravitational force exerted on an object is called ___.

a)

weight

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

momentum

14.

___ is a push or a pull on an object.

a)

weight

b)

friction

c)

mass

d)

force

15.

___ is a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching.

a)

weight

b)

friction

c)

mass

d)

force

16.

The amount of matter in an object is the ___.

a)

weight

b)

friction

c)

mass

d)

force

17.

___ ___ is a force that one object applies to another object without touching it.

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

contact force

d)

noncontact force

18.

___ ___ are forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero.

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

contact force

d)

noncontact force

19.

___ ___ are forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero.

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

contact force

d)

noncontact force

20.

A(n) ___ ___ is a push or a pull on one object by another object that is touching it.

a)

unbalanced forces

b)

balanced forces

c)

contact force

d)

noncontact force

21.

___ is the rate at which work is done.

a)

work

b)

power

c)

fulcrum

d)

lever

22.

___ is the transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance.

a)

work

b)

power

c)

fulcrum

d)

lever

23.

The ___ is the point at which a lever pivots.

a)

work

b)

power

c)

fulcrum

d)

lever

24.

A(n) ____ is a simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

lever

25.

A simple machine that consists of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it is called a(n) ___.

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

lever

26.

A(n) ___ can be used to split objects apart.

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

lever

27.

A(n) ___ is a simple machine that consists of a bar that pivots around a fixed point.

a)

screw

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

lever

28.

The ___ ___ is the ratio of a machine's output force produced to the input force applied.

a)

mechanical advantage

b)

mechanical efficiency

29.

____ ____ is the ratio of work output to work input.

a)

mechanical advantage

b)

mechanical efficiency

30.

___ ___ is energy carried by an electric current.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

electric energy

d)

radiant energy

31.

Stored energy due to interactions between objects and particles is called ___ ___.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

electric energy

d)

radiant energy

32.

___ ___ is energy carried by an electromagnetic wave.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

electric energy

d)

radiant energy

33.

Energy due to motion is called ___ ___.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential energy

c)

electric energy

d)

radiant energy

34.

A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that is replaced as fast as it is used up.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

inexhaustible resource

35.

A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that cannot be used up.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

inexhaustible resource

36.

A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that is available in limited amounts.

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

inexhaustible resource

37.

A force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion, toward the center of the curve is known as ____ ____.

a)

centripetal force

b)

balanced forces

c)

contact force

d)

noncontact force

38.

A device that converts electric energy into thermal energy is a(n) __________.

a)

thermostat

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal conductor

d)

thermal insulator

39.

A(n) _____ is a material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.

a)

thermostat

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal conductor

d)

thermal insulator

40.

A(n) ___ is a device that regulates the temperature of a system.

a)

thermostat

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal conductor

d)

thermal insulator

41.

A(n) ______ is a material through which thermal energy flows easily.

a)

thermostat

b)

heating appliance

c)

thermal conductor

d)

thermal insulator

42.

The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called ____.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

heat

43.

____ is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

heat

44.

____ is the transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

heat

45.

____ is the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

heat

46.

A(n) ____ is a substance that consists of just one type of atom.

a)

matter

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

47.

____ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

matter

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

48.

A(n) ____ is matter that can vary in composition.

a)

matter

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

49.

A(n) ____ is a type of substance containing atoms of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.

a)

matter

b)

element

c)

compound

d)

mixture

50.

A characteristic you observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter is called a(n) ______.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

51.

A(n) _____ is a change in size, shape, form, or state of matter in which the matter's identity stays the same.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

52.

A(n) _____ is a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter changes into other substances with new physical and chemical properties.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

53.

A(n) _____ is a characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

c)

physical change

d)

chemical change

54.

A(n) _____ is a type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed.

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous

55.

A(n) _____ is a type of mixture in which the individual substances are not evenly mixed.

a)

homogeneous

b)

heterogeneous