Vocabulary
Spheres
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Key Concepts
100

Having the conditions necessary to sustain life.

Habitable

100

Interacting parts forming a complex whole are called...

Systems

100

What geologic process could have formed the channel on Mars?

Lava or Water

100

The answer to the investigative question.

What is Claim?

100

models represent the natural processes being investigated in important ways, but they are not exactly the same. 

What was something we did during this unit that taught you that?

Think about the 'flowing lava model' we did with melted wax.

200

a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

Landform

200

The mixture of gases surrounding a planet is called...

Atmosphere

200

Name the 4 rocky planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

200

Any data that supports the claim.

What is Evidence?

200

landforms can provide evidence about the past because they remain after the geologic processes that formed them stopped happening.

What was something we did this unit that taught you this?

think about the 'Flowing water model'

300

any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars

Rocky Planet

300

All living things on a planet are called...

Biosphere

300

What does a planet need in order to be habitable?

water and a source of energy

300

Explains how the evidence supports the claim.

What is Reasoning?

300

scientists can use models to test their ideas and get evidence about processes in the natural world that are difficult to share.

What was something we saw in class which helped us learn this?

Think about the article we read about Gerya and his computer model

400

a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows

channel

400

All the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet is called...

Hydrosphere

400

When landforms on different rocky planets looks similar, it is evidence that they may have been formed by the same geologic process.  

true

400

Drinking cola is bad for your health. Cola contains 4-mel, which is a caramel coloring ingredient that has caused cancer in lab rats. Many things that are bad for rats are bad for other living things, such as humans. Therefore, drinking cola is a harmful to the health of humans.

What is the claim in this argument?

Drinking cola is bad for your health.

400

what is the other term a big fancy test might use instead of 'rocky planet'

terrestrial planet

500

an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava

geologic process

500

The solid part of a rocky planet is called...

Geosphere

500

Landforms disappear after the geologic process that formed them stop happening.

false

500

Drinking cola is bad for your health. Cola contains 4-mel, which is a caramel coloring ingredient that has caused cancer in lab rats. Many things that are bad for rats are bad for other living things, such as humans. Therefore, drinking cola is a harmful to the health of humans.

What is the evidence in this argument?

Cola contains 4-mel, which is a caramel coloring ingredient

500

What is the other type of planet than rocky planets

gaseous planet