All of the water known on Earth is called the
Hydrosphere
What is one way scientists can study Mars without physically being there?
Models, rovers, satellites
What is the name of the landform on Mars that we are investigating?
A channel
Mountains, volcanoes and channels are all examples of
landforms
What are the 2 potential ways that channels were formed on mars?
Claim 1: It was formed by water
Claim 2: It was formed by lava
All of the life known on Earth is called the
Why is reasoning important?
Helps explain why your evidence supports your claim.
What may have caused the craters we see on the surface of Mars
Asteroids, Meteors, Comets
What is Olympus Mons?
The biggest volcano in the solar system found on Mars
The "blueberry" like rocks (conglomerates) found on Mars were likely formed by fossilized _________
Water
Name a similarity between Earth and Mars
Many possible correct answers
How do landforms provide evidence of the past?
Landforms remain after the geologic process stops indicating that said geologic process occurred.
What formed the channel on Mars according to our evidence from the water table?
Flowing water
The mixture of gases surrounding a planet is called the
Atmosphere
What would have needed to be present in order to form a volcano on Mars?
A core, or plate tectonics
Name a difference between Earth and Mars
Multiple answers
Which is not a rocky planet?
Earth, Mars, Venus, Neptune
Neptune
What was ONE of the rovers sent to Mars initially to collect photos and data?
Spirit and Opportunity
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world is called a
Claim
What can the elevation of a channel tell us about the flowing water that made it?
The speed or level of the water
How many Earth's can fit in the sun?
1.3 million
What kind of landforms on Mars can be found on Earth?
Mountains, volcanoes, river valleys, dried river beds
What do we call the mix of sand, rocks, pebbles and dirt that get moved around by rivers
An event or series of events that causes a change to the geosphere is called a _________ process
Geological Process
The tool we used to rate our evidence from the most effective to the least effective is called the
Evidence Gradient