Mars Vocabulary
What word means a planet could support life?
Habitable
What planet has the mysterious channel that scientists are investigating?
Mars
How many major spheres make up Earth's system?
Four
What is an example of a landform?
Mountain, Valley, Sand dune, Channel
What are the three parts of a scientific argument?
Claim, evidence, reasoning
What type of planet has a solid surface?
Rocky Planet
What is one process that could have formed the channel on Mars?
Water or lava
What is the sphere that includes Earth's rocks and land?
Geosphere
What is a channel?
A landform that can be formed by flowing water or lava.
What part of a scientific argument tells what you think is true?
Claim
What is a feature on a planet's surface, such as a mountain or channel, called?
Landform
Where is Mars water found?
In the form of ice at the poles
What is the sphere that includes Earth's water?
Hydrosphere
What happens to a landform when the geological process that formed it stops?
It stays
What part of a scientific argument gives information that supports your claim?
Evidence
What do we call a natural process that changes the surface of a planet?
Geological process
What type of storms does Mars have?
Dust Storms
What is the sphere that includes the air surrounding Earth?
Atmosphere
Why can scientists study landforms even after the process that created them has stopped?
Landforms provide evidence about past geological processes.
What part of a scientific argument explains how the evidence supports your claim?
Reasoning
What is melted rock found beneath Earth's surface called?
Magma
What landform did Poofy choose for his national park poster?
Olympic Mons
What are the four spheres of Earth?
Geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
How can geological processes change a planet's surface?
They can create or change landforms.
What type of word should your reasoning start with?
Transition Word