Geology on Mars
True or false: The following are all rocky planets- Earth, Venus, Mercury & Mars
True
This is the process by which rock material is broken down into sediment
weathering
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
What was the reddish-brown substance in Westfield's pipes?
rust or iron oxide
Which chemical reaction creates the basis of every ecosystem?
photosynthesis
Which Earth "sphere" contains all the water on the planet?
hydrosphere
This term talks about the movement of rock material from one place to another
erosion
This is the process when a solid becomes a liquid
melting
What do the atoms of substances do when they undergo a chemical reaction
rearrange
In an energy pyramid, the producer level contains 50,000 kcal. How many kcal would be available for the primary consumers?
5,000 kcal
Which earth "sphere" contains all the rocks and material that make up the land?
geosphere
This type of rock is made from sediments being compacted and cemented together over many years.
sedimentary
If the kinetic energy of a substances molecules is increasing, what is happening to the temperature of the substance?
it's getting hotter/increasing
This is one of the starting substances in a chemical reaction?
reactant
Which trophic level would the following organisms belong to?
fungi, mold & bacteria
decomposers
Which Earth "sphere" contains all life on the planet?
biosphere
This type of rock forms when magma hardens and cools.
igneous
This is the process of a liquid becoming a gas
evaporation
True or false: Matter cannot be created or destroyed.
True
Rabbits, elk, and deer would belong to which trophic category?
primary consumers
What caused the channel on Mars to form?
flowing water
This is a type of rock that undergoes changes due to heat and pressure.
metamorphic
This is a phase change of a solid becoming a gas
sublimation
Whatever goes into a chemical reaction....
must come out!
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