8th Grade 1st Semester Final Review

8^th Grade 1^st Semester Review

Metric System

1. What units and tools would be used to measure length, volume, mass, and temperature?

 Scientific Method

1. What are the major steps of the scientific method?
2. What is the difference between a qualitative and quantitative observation? Give an example.
3. What is the independent and dependent variables?
4. Why is it important to only test on thing at a time?
5. Know how to identify good and bad experiment designs and how to write a hypothesis.

Motion

1. How can you tell if an object is in motion?
2. What is speed and how do you find it?
3. What is acceleration and how do you find it?

Forces

1. What is a force and what is the unit?
2. What is net force and how can you find it?
3. When describing a force, you must give the ______________ and _______________.
4. What are balanced and unbalanced forces?
5. What are the types of friction and examples of each?
6. What are examples of the laws of motion?
7. What is gravity and what two factors affect it?
8. What are two ways to change acceleration?

Forces in Fluids

1. What is pressure and how do you find it?
2. What is the unit for pressure?

Work, Power, and Energy

1. What is work and how is it measured?
2. What is the unit of work?
3. What is pressure and how is it measured?
4. What is the unit of power?
5. What are kinetic and potential energy and how are they related?
6. What are the 7 forms of energy and examples?