Science 8 Final Exam Study Guide

Mix and Flow of Matter

Topics Suggested Study Activities

Classifying matter  Make a flow chart
(multiple choice and numeric response)

 Describe different types of mixtures

Dissolving and the Particle  Illustrate particle attraction during
Model dissolving
Solubility and saturation  Use diagrams to compare saturated
Key Concepts

and unsaturated solutions

Solubility curves  Practice analyzing solubility curves
using your assignment from earlier
this year
Distillation  Illustrate the process of distillation
Viscosity and flow rate  Compare viscosity and flow rate of
some common household fluids
 Review you flow rate lab report
Density  Practice calculating density using
mass and volume
Buoyant force  Draw a picture illustrating buoyant
force and gravitational force
Pressure  Practice calculating pressure using
force and area

 Homogeneous
Vocabulary

 Heterogeneous
(matching)

 Colloid  Make cue cards

 Mechanical mixture  Have a friend quiz you
 Viscosity  Create a digital glossary and play
 Density memory games on Quizlet.com
 Buoyancy
 Pressure
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Cells and Systems

Topics Suggested Study Activities

Characteristics of living things  Make a web of all the things that all
living things have in common
(multiple choice and numeric response)

Cell Theory  Make a list all parts of the cell

theory
Plant and animal cells  Make a compare chart of the
structures in plant and animal cells
Key Concepts

Organelles  Describe the functions of cell

organelles
Diffusion  Illustrate how particles are mixed
during diffusion
Blood vessels  Draw the structure of 3 types of
blood vessels
Alveoli and capillaries  Describe how alveoli and capillaries
work together
Blood components  Make a web of different components
of the blood and what they do
Body systems  Make a list the general function of
each of the body systems studied
this year
Digestive system  Describe the function of the
structures of the digestive system

 Cell Membrane
Vocabulary

 Cell Wall
(matching)

 Vacuole  Make cue cards

 Nucleus  Have a friend quiz you
 Organelle  Create a digital glossary and play
 Cell memory games on Quizlet.com
 Selectively permeable
 Diffusion
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Light and Optical Systems

Topics Suggested Study Activities

Light sources  Describe different sources of light
(multiple choice and numeric response)

Transparency  Make a web of transparent,

translucent, and opaque
 Brainstorm examples for each
Shadows  Identify ways to change the size of a
Key Concepts

shadow
Ray model of light  Draw a labelled diagram
Mirrors  Make a compare chart of plane,
concave, and convex mirrors
Refraction  Illustrate how light is refracted
when passing through materials of
different densities
Lenses  Make a compare chart of convex
and concave lenses and the images
they form
Near and far sightedness  Make a compare chart including eye
shape, location of the image, and
type on lens used to correct the
condition
Parts of the eye  Label a diagram of an eye

 Reflection
Vocabulary

 Refraction
(matching)

 Make cue cards

 Transparent
 Have a friend quiz you
 Translucent
 Create a digital glossary and play
 Opaque
memory games on Quizlet.com
 Concave lens
 Convex lens
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Mechanical Systems

Topics Suggested Study Activities

(multiple choice and numeric response)

Levers – Class 1, 2, and 3  Draw pictures to compare 3 classes

of levers
 Practice calculating effort force,
load force, and mechanical
Key Concepts

advantage
Pulleys – fixed and moveable  Practice calculating mechanical
advantage
Inclined planes  Practice calculating work
 Brainstorm ways to make a ramp
more efficient
Gears  Practice calculating speed ratio
Hydraulic lifts  Practice calculating mechanical
advantage using piston area
Combined systems  Make a list of simple machines used
in a bicycle
Efficiency  Practice calculating efficiency using
effort force and load force

 Lever
Vocabulary

 Inclined plane
(matching)

 Make cue cards

 Work
 Have a friend quiz you
 Mechanical advantage
 Create a digital glossary and play
 Gear
memory games on Quizlet.com
 Wheel and axle
 Pulley
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Fresh and Salt Water Systems

Topics Suggested Study Activities

Water cycle  Make a flow chart
(multiple choice and numeric response)

Glaciers  Describe how glaciers change the

landscape through erosion and
deposition
Ice formations  Make a web of ice formations and
Key Concepts

briefly describe them: ice cap,

icefield, ice fall, ice berg, pack ice
Watersheds  Draw a simple watershed
Run-off  Make a list of factors that increase
run-off
 Illustrate erosion and deposition
patterns in a winding river
Tides  Make a diagram to show the
position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon
in spring and neap tides
Ocean floor  Illustrate the ocean floor including
continental shelf and slope, ridge,
trench, and abyssal plain
Currents  List factors that influence current
direction

 Aquifer
Vocabulary

 Current
(matching)

 Make cue cards

 Deposition
 Have a friend quiz you
 Erosion
 Create a digital glossary and play
 Permeable
memory games on Quizlet.com
 Tide
 Watershed