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Academic Vocabulary for High School

Biology 

allele 
analogous 
ATP 
behavior (innate, learned) 
biogeochemical cycle 
biomolecules 
carrying capacity 
cellular respiration 
DNA (replication, sequence, molecule) 
enzyme 
evolution 
genes (encoding, expression, mutation) 
genotype 
heterozygous 
homologous 
homozygous 
levels of organization (cell, tissue, organs, organ system, organism) 
limiting factors 
multicellular 
mutation 
nucleotide 
pedigree 
permeable 
phenotype 
phospholipids 
population density 
recessive trait 
RNA 
sex-linked trait 
stimulus 
symbiosis (mutualism, commensalism) 
transport (active, passive) 
tropism 

Chemistry 

atom (electron, proton, neutron) 
atomic mass 
atomic number 
atomic theory 
Avogadros Number 
balanced equations (mass conservation) 
bonding (ionic, polar covalent, nonpolar) 
catalyst 
chemical equations 
chemical formulas 
electron configuration 
electronegativity 
elements 
endothermic 
entropy 
equilibrium 
exothermic 
gas laws 
intermolecular forces 
inversely proportional 
ion (cation, anion) 
Kinetic Theory 
molar mass 
molarity 
mole 
neutralization 
oxidation 
periodic table (families, periods) 
proportional (directly, indirectly) 
pure substance 
reactant 
reduction 
solubility 
stoichiometry 
valence 

Physical Science 

atom (electron, proton, neutron) 
atomic mass 
atomic number 
catalyst 
chemical formulas 
compound 
conduction 
conservation (mass, energy, momentum) 
convection currents 
dilution 
elements 
equilibrium 
fossil record 
gas laws 
geologic time scale 
heterogeneous 
homogeneous 
ion 
isotopes 
kinetic energy 
mixture (heterogeneous, homogeneous, suspension, colloid) 
nuclear fusion 
periodic table (families, periods) 
potential energy 
pure substance 
radiation 
solute 
solvent 
star life cycle 
tectonic cycle 
thermal energy 
velocity 
waves (electromagnetic, seismic, sound) 

Physics 

buoyancy 
electromagnetic 
fluid 
gas laws 
gravitation 
inversely proportional 
kinetic energy 
magnitude 
momentum 
Ohms law (voltage, current, resistance) 
potential energy 
power 
proportional 
scalar 
specific heat 
thermodynamics 
vectors 
velocity 
viscosity 
work

Brush up on previous science vocabulary:
6th-8th

Science				
Sixth Grade 
				
amplitude 				
atmosphere (layers) 				
atoms 				
balanced/unbalanced forces 				
biosphere 				
carnivore 				
cells				
cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus				
nuclear membrane,organelles,vacuole				
commensalism 				
conservation of energy 				
dependent variable 				
ecosystem 				
electric current 				
electrical energy 				
electromagnet 				
electromagnetic spectrum 				
energy pyramid 				
energy transformation 				
food web 				
forms of energy				
(heat,light,electricity,mechanical motion,sound)				
frequency 				
geosphere 				
herbivore 				
hydrosphere 				
independent variable 				
magnetic field 				
mutualism 				
niche 				
parasitism 				
reflection 		
refraction 				
relative age 			
sedimentary rocks 				
technology
water cycle
wave
wave length





Science			
Seventh Grade
 			
aerobic 			
anaerobic 			
asexual reproduction 			
asteroids 			
carbon cycle 			
cell organelles			
chloroplast, ribosome,mitochondria			
chromosome 			
vacuole,lysosome			
climate 			
density 			
diffusion 			
gene 			
heredity 			
homeostasis 			
meiosis 			
mitosis 			
molecule 			
organ 			
organ system 			
organisms (multicellular and unicellular) 			
osmosis 			
photosynthesis 			
qualitative change 			
quantitative change 			
respiration 			
sexual reproduction (plant and animal) 			
species diversity 			
tissue 			
transpiration 			
transport 			
weather (conduction, convection) 			




Science	Vocabulary			
Eighth Grade 
				
abiotic 				
acceleration 				
biotic 				
chemical compound 				
chemical element 				
chemical energy 				
chemical reaction (Newtons three laws of motion) 				
comets 				
constant velocity 				
continental drift 				
continental glaciation 				
control 				
crustal deformation 				
dispersal methods 				
DNA 				
dominant/recessive traits 				
elements 				
forces 				
hypothesis 				
inertia 				
landforms 				
Law of Conservation of Matter 				
monohybrid cross 				
net forces 				
Newtons laws of motion 				
pH 				
plate tectonics 				
Punnett square 				
rock cycle 				
sedimentary/igneous/ metamorphic rock 				
variables (independent, dependent) 				
volume


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