5th Grade FCAT Science Vocabulary 1-10

Question 1

A___ is an animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

Accepted Answer

carnivore

Question 2

To ___ means to take in soak up or store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy.

Accepted Answer

absorb

Question 3

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chance of survival in its environment.

Accepted Answer

adaptation

Question 4

An ___ is a rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet.

Accepted Answer

asteroid

Question 5

This is the force that is equal in size but opposite in direction.

Accepted Answer

balanced forces

Question 6

This means to describe the gravitational force that pulls objects toward each other.

Accepted Answer

attraction

Question 7

This is the action or reaction or activity that occurs in response to stimuli.

Accepted Answer

behavior

Question 8

This is the imaginary line on which an object rotates.

Accepted Answer

axis

Question 9

We need to ____ our results more clearly. (examine, separating into parts, studying)

Accepted Answer

analyze

Question 10

A ____ is a feature, quality, property or trait of an object or organism.

Accepted Answer

characteristic

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