Focus on Science
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. exercise
A. To perceive via the auditory sense
2. healthy
B. The event of something coming in contact with the body
3. flowers
C. Ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile
4. soil
D. What lets us see; the opposite of dark
5. air
E. An instance of visual perception
6. sun
F. The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular
7. light
G. The usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
8. water
H. A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
9. smell
I. The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (plural)
10. touch
J. A small hard fruit (plural)
11. stem
K. Dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals
12. leaves
L. The star our planet orbits
13. root
M. A mixture of gases required for breathing
14. seeds
N. Green parts of a tree that fall in autumn
15. fur
O. Clear liquid we drink that falls as rain
16. feathers
P. The sensation that results when ___ buds in the tongue and throat convey information about
17. shell
Q. The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
18. brain
R. Physical activity that keeps you fit
19. senses
S. A general conscious awareness (plural)
20. sight
T. In good shape and not sick
21. hear
U. Colorful blooms that grow on plants
22. taste
V. That part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers