Science Vocabulary Units
Pick a unit to practice its words with flashcards, matching, quizzes, spelling, and more. Each unit lists the Ohio science standards it supports.
Earth & Space Science
Grade 8
Earth’s Interior & Plate Tectonics
Earth’s layers, how scientists study them with seismic waves, and how moving plates cause earthquakes and volcanoes.
36 words · Ohio 8.ESS.1, 8.ESS.2
Grade 8
Shaping Earth’s Surface & Geologic Time
The forces that build up and wear down land, and how rock layers and fossils record Earth’s history.
24 words · Ohio 8.ESS.3, 8.ESS.4
Life Science
Physical Science
Grades 6–8
Energy & Energy Conservation
Kinetic and potential energy, the different kinds of stored energy, and how energy moves within open and closed systems without being lost.
18 words · Ohio 6.PS.3, 7.PS.3, 8.PS.1
Grades 6 & 8
Motion, Forces & Fields
Describing motion with speed and graphs, and how gravitational, electric, and magnetic forces push and pull on objects.
40 words · Ohio 6.PS.4, 8.PS.1, 8.PS.2
Science Practices
Grades 6–8
Scientific Inquiry & Practices
Action words scientists use: observe, predict, measure, conclude, and more.
Definitions are written in plain language for English learners and support WIDA's Standard 4 (Science) English Language Development standard. Standard codes refer to Ohio's Learning Standards for Science (2018).