Ecology
A place where living and non-living things interact.
Ecosystem
How living things are connected through what they eat and what they are eaten by.
Food Chain
An educated guess.
Hypothesis
All the water (solid, liquid, gas) on and around planet Earth.
Hydrosphere
4,217 miles
Diameter of Mars
Nonliving factors in the environment.
Abiotic
The process by which green plants produce their food.
Photosynthesis
A pretend version of something that scientists use when the real thing is too big, small, or complicated to work with.
Model
A large area of frozen water, found in places that are cold all year long.
Ice Cap (Glacier)
25.2 degrees
Axis Tilt of Mars
The study of life and living organisms.
Biology
A living thing that can break down dead plants, dead animals, or animal waste.
Decomposer
A test used to discover new information about a question.
Experiment
The process of a liquid changing to a gas.
Evaporation
687 Earth Days
Length of a year on Mars
An organism that consumes another organism as food for energy.
Consumer
Plants obtain the majority of their mass from this.
Air (Carbon Dioxide)
A process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions.
Scientific Method
Water falling from clouds in the sky; including rain, snow, and hail.
Precipitation
38%
Percentage of Earth's gravity on Mars
Any living thing that has living characteristics and is composed of one or more cells.
Organism
Species that are non-native to an ecosystem and whose presence causes economic harm, environmental harm, and/or harm to human health.
Invasive Species
A systematic pursuit of knowledge about the natural and social world through observation, experimentation, and evidence-based reasoning
Science
The movement of water between the ocean, air, and land.
Water Cycle
128.4 - 154.8 million miles
Distance from Mars to The Sun