Geology on Mars
What is a Planet called when it supports life?
Habitable
What forms at a divergent boundary
Mid- Ocean Ridge
The process of cementation is called…
Sediment being glued together
The phase change from water vapor to liquid vapor is known as…
Condensation
When there is an object, diagram, or program that helps us understand something, it is called a….
Model
A planet that has a solid surface is called a…?
Rocky planet
Pieces of earths router layer are called..
Plates
Where does magma come from
Melted rock under the earths surface
A change of state from a liquid to a solid is called…
Freezing
The Layer of soft solid rock underneath earths plates is called
Mantle
What created the channel on mars
Lava flows
What is the land like under the surface of the Earth?
What type of rock is made when Magma is cooled
Igneous rock
What happens to particles when they are heated
They speed up and spread out
What is a matter called when it is non-living
Abiotic Matter
What does a plant need in order to be habitable
Water, energy, nutrients
How long does it take for plates to move
1.5 cm a year
How is metamorphic rock formed
When other types of rock are introduced to high heat
All changes in the state of matter of a substance require
Energy
a diagram that shows what the inside of something looks like
Cross section
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain channel or sand dune
Landforms
What effect do the convection currents in the mantle Have on earth?
Cause the movement of the overiding crustal plates
What is the ability to make things move or change
Energy
What type of state of matter is a gas that has electrons flowing through it
Gas
The process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxegyn and glucose
Photosynthesis