Vocab
Having the conditions necessary to support life
Habitable
Pluto is not a planet. What is it?
A Dwarf Planet
What are the robots that explore Mars' surface called?
Rovers
Is objective evidence weak or strong?
Strong
How many months have 28 days?
All of them
A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
System
True or False: Four planets in the solar system have rings
True
What gas are scientists hoping to harvest to make Mars more survivable for Humans?
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Your proposed answer to a question
Claim
Which question can you never answer “yes” to?
Are you asleep?
A claim supported by evidence and reasoning
A scientific argument
Name one of the planets that you cannot stand on
Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn
Who is Taras Gerya?
Planetary geologist that created a model to study the formation of Novae on Venus
Name something that makes evidence weak
Opinionated, Untrue, etc
I’m not alive, but I can grow; I don’t have lungs, but I need air; I don’t have a mouth, but water kills me. What am I?
Fire
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
Landform
How many moons does Mars have?
Two
What are the Dome shaped landforms on venus with cracks spreading in all directions called?
Novae
How the evidence is connected to the claim
Reasoning
What appears once in a minute, twice in a moment, but not once in a thousand years?
The letter M
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it easier to see
Model
How old is the solar system?
~4.5 billion years
Why did Schiaparelli believe there were canals on Mars?
Optical Illusion caused by weak telescope lens.
What do you need to do to make a convincing argument?
Support it with strong evidence and clear reasoning
What is as big as an elephant but weighs nothing?
An elephant's shadow