Worksheets8th Grade Science Mid-Term Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 18mins
___ is the difference between the initial position and the final position of an object.
displacement
speed
velocity
acceleration
___ is the distance an object moves per unit of time.
displacement
speed
velocity
acceleration
___ is the measure of the change in velocity during a period of time.
displacement
speed
velocity
acceleration
___ is the speed and direction of a moving object.
displacement
position
velocity
acceleration
A(n) ____ is an object's distance and direction from a reference point.
displacement
position
velocity
acceleration
A(n) ____ ____ is the starting point you choose to describe the location of an object.
reference point
average speed
instantaneous speed
constant speed
The total distance traveled divided by the time taken to travel that distance is called ___ ___.
reference point
average speed
instantaneous speed
constant speed
The rate of change of position in which the same distance is traveled each second is called ___ ___.
reference point
average speed
instantaneous speed
constant speed
The ____ ____ is speed at a specific instant in time.
reference point
average speed
instantaneous speed
constant speed
___ is a measure of how hard it is to stop a moving object.
weight
inertia
gravity
momentum
___ is the tendency of an object to resist change in its motion.
weight
inertia
gravity
momentum
An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass is ___.
weight
inertia
gravity
momentum
The gravitational force exerted on an object is called ___.
weight
inertia
gravity
momentum
___ is a push or a pull on an object.
weight
friction
mass
force
___ is a contact force that resists the sliding motion of two surfaces that are touching.
weight
friction
mass
force
The amount of matter in an object is the ___.
weight
friction
mass
force
___ ___ is a force that one object applies to another object without touching it.
unbalanced forces
balanced forces
contact force
noncontact force
___ ___ are forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force of zero.
unbalanced forces
balanced forces
contact force
noncontact force
___ ___ are forces acting on an object that combine and form a net force that is not zero.
unbalanced forces
balanced forces
contact force
noncontact force
A(n) ___ ___ is a push or a pull on one object by another object that is touching it.
unbalanced forces
balanced forces
contact force
noncontact force
___ is the rate at which work is done.
work
power
fulcrum
lever
___ is the transfer of energy that occurs when a force is applied over a distance.
work
power
fulcrum
lever
The ___ is the point at which a lever pivots.
work
power
fulcrum
lever
A(n) ____ is a simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder.
screw
pulley
wedge
lever
A simple machine that consists of a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it is called a(n) ___.
screw
pulley
wedge
lever
A(n) ___ can be used to split objects apart.
screw
pulley
wedge
lever
A(n) ___ is a simple machine that consists of a bar that pivots around a fixed point.
screw
pulley
wedge
lever
The ___ ___ is the ratio of a machine's output force produced to the input force applied.
mechanical advantage
mechanical efficiency
____ ____ is the ratio of work output to work input.
mechanical advantage
mechanical efficiency
___ ___ is energy carried by an electric current.
kinetic energy
potential energy
electric energy
radiant energy
Stored energy due to interactions between objects and particles is called ___ ___.
kinetic energy
potential energy
electric energy
radiant energy
___ ___ is energy carried by an electromagnetic wave.
kinetic energy
potential energy
electric energy
radiant energy
Energy due to motion is called ___ ___.
kinetic energy
potential energy
electric energy
radiant energy
A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that is replaced as fast as it is used up.
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that cannot be used up.
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
A(n) ___ ___ is an energy resource that is available in limited amounts.
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
inexhaustible resource
A force that acts perpendicular to the direction of motion, toward the center of the curve is known as ____ ____.
centripetal force
balanced forces
contact force
noncontact force
A device that converts electric energy into thermal energy is a(n) __________.
thermostat
heating appliance
thermal conductor
thermal insulator
A(n) _____ is a material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.
thermostat
heating appliance
thermal conductor
thermal insulator
A(n) ___ is a device that regulates the temperature of a system.
thermostat
heating appliance
thermal conductor
thermal insulator
A(n) ______ is a material through which thermal energy flows easily.
thermostat
heating appliance
thermal conductor
thermal insulator
The movement of thermal energy from a warmer object to a cooler object is called ____.
conduction
convection
radiation
heat
____ is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of particles from one part of a material to another.
conduction
convection
radiation
heat
____ is the transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles.
conduction
convection
radiation
heat
____ is the transfer of thermal energy from one material to another by electromagnetic waves.
conduction
convection
radiation
heat
A(n) ____ is a substance that consists of just one type of atom.
matter
element
compound
mixture
____ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
matter
element
compound
mixture
A(n) ____ is matter that can vary in composition.
matter
element
compound
mixture
A(n) ____ is a type of substance containing atoms of two or more different elements chemically bonded together.
matter
element
compound
mixture
A characteristic you observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter is called a(n) ______.
physical property
chemical property
physical change
chemical change
A(n) _____ is a change in size, shape, form, or state of matter in which the matter's identity stays the same.
physical property
chemical property
physical change
chemical change
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.
physical property
chemical property
physical change
chemical change
A(n) _____ is a characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter.
physical property
chemical property
physical change
chemical change
A(n) _____ is a type of mixture in which the individual substances are evenly mixed.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
A(n) _____ is a type of mixture in which the individual substances are not evenly mixed.
homogeneous
heterogeneous
