Fifth Grade Cards Science Fcat #1

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force

Back 1

produces movement or acceleration, push or pull

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element

Back 2

a substance that cannot be reduced to a more simple substance

Front 3

deposition

Back 3

layering matter in a natural process

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ecosystem

Back 4

animals and plants living together in a certain environment

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earthquake

Back 5

the shaking of the Earth

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energy

Back 6

a source of usable power

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igneous rock

Back 7

a rock formed from molten

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energy pyramid

Back 8

a diagram that shows how much energy is available to various levels in the feeding order

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inclined plane

Back 9

a simple machine that is a slanted surface

Front 10

friction

Back 10

a force that opposes the motion of an object

Front 11

herbivore

Back 11

an animal that feeds on plants

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investigation

Back 12

part of an experiment but not a complete experiment

Front 13

density

Back 13

how many animals live in one area or how much substance is in one container

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experiment

Back 14

a procedure carried out and repeated to answer a hypothesis

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heat

Back 15

a form of energy that changes temperature

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habitat

Back 16

a place in an ecosystem where an organims lives

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constellation

Back 17

a star pattern in the sky

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chemical change

Back 18

a reaction in a substance by a chemical that creates a new chemical

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consumer

Back 19

an organsim that feeds on other organisms

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condensation

Back 20

the process of changing from a gas to a liquid (like on the side of a cold drink)

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evaporation

Back 21

the process that liquid is converted to a gas

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inertia

Back 22

the amount of resistance an object has on a force (the heavier an object, the more inertia it has, the harder it is to move the object

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fulcrum

Back 23

the pivot point of a lever

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gas

Back 24

one state of matter

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compound

Back 25

a substance that can not be separated easily

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atom

Back 26

the smallest unit of a chemical element

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adaptation

Back 27

a characteristic of an organism that increases its chance of survival

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environment

Back 28

plants and animals living together

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gravitation

Back 29

a force of attraction between two objects

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decomposer

Back 30

any organism that breaks down dead organisms

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change of state

Back 31

matter changes from liquid to gas or solid (water can be liquid, solid, or gas)

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atmosphere

Back 32

the layers of gas that surround Earth, other planets, or stars

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fossil

Back 33

part of a plant or animal that is preserved in rock

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galaxy

Back 34

large collection of stars and planets

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community

Back 35

all different poplulations living together in an ecosystem

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gravity

Back 36

how gravitation affects an object

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conservation

Back 37

to control and protect an environment

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food chain

Back 38

transfer of energy through various stages in feeding patterns of organisms

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equator

Back 39

an imaginary circle around the Earth's surface

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food web

Back 40

the food cycle

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erosion

Back 41

a wearing away of the Earth's surface by the breakdown of soil and rock

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axis

Back 42

the imaginary line on which an object rotates (the Earth rotates on its axis)

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carnivore

Back 43

an animal or plant that eats other animals