systems
the system that contains all the landforms on a planet
what is geosphere?
having the conditions necessary to support life
habitable
any planet with a solid surface
what is a rocky planet?
the answer to a scientific question
what is a claim
Name a planet with liquid water on it
the system that contains all the water in a planet
what is hydrosphere?
a long narrow groove that forms from water, lava, or other liquid
channel
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
what is a system?
the facts you use to support your claim
what is evidence
Name one of the gases in Earth's atmosphere
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide
this system contains all the gas on a planet
What is atmosphere?
an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere
a geologic process
a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
what is a landform
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
what is reasoning
What is the reason that Pluto was excluded as a planet
It has not cleared its neighborhood!
Give an example of a system that does not include space
bike, car, body
1. The channel was formed by flowing water
2. The channel was formed by flowing lava
name all the rocky planets
What is Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury
an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
what is a model?
What are the two things a planet needs to be habitable
1. liquid water
2. an energy source
the system that contains all the living things on a planet
biosphere
a cracked dome that's found on Venus
a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system
planetary geologist
give an example of a model
diagram, map, fake heart
What is the hydrosphere on Mars like?
Mars has frozen water (ice) on its poles