Grade 8 Science Terms Already Passed

British Standard {Ans: the system of measurement used in the United States. This system includes inches, feet, ounces, and pounds}regular solid {Ans: a solid object with 90 degrees and straight edges}heat {Ans: a form of energy}base {Ans: a word to which a prefix is attached. For example, "happy" in "unhappy". In the metric system, the base would be meters, liters, or grams}Milli {Ans: prefix that means 1/1,000}meter stick or ruler {Ans: the instrument used to measure length}weight {Ans: the force of gravity pulling on the mass of an object}measurement {Ans: describing something using numbers}mass {Ans: a measure of the amount of matter in an object}absolute zero {Ans: temperature at which all molecular movement stops}Kelvin {Ans: temperature scale based on absolute zero; used in science}mL {Ans: unit used for liquid volume}unit {Ans: a label indicating what standard we are using to measure}graduated cylinder {Ans: instrument used to measure liquid volume or the volume of an irregular solid}LxWxH {Ans: formula used to find volume of a regular solid}gravity {Ans: the force of attraction between all objects}meter {Ans: base unit for length}meniscus {Ans: silvery reflective