Earth as a System
The mixture of gases surrounding a planet
What is Atmosphere
Models can help scientists like Gerya get evidence about things that are difficult or impossible to observe, like the creation of Landforms on Venus. Some models are made of physical materials and others run on_________, like Gerya’s Venus model
Computers
A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows.
What is a channel.
Our solar system includes the sun, the planets that move around the sun, and the _______ that move around the planets?
moons
Having the conditions necessary to support life.
What is habitable.
All the liquid water and solid water on a planet.
What is Hydrosphere.
For Science, what is the third step of Active reading?
Examine all visual representations carefully. Consider how they go together with the text
There are __________ on Mars that aren’t so different from canals, but they weren’t built by an alien civilization—and Schiaparelli’s telescope wasn’t strong enough to show them?
Riverbeds
In 1877, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli looked through a _________ and saw straight lines running in all directions across the surface of Mars?
Telescope
The solid part of a rocky planet.
What is Geosphere.
A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
What is System
Why do we see novae on Venus but not on Earth?
Earth has too thick of a crust and moderate temperatures.
To notice how two or more things are alike.
What is compare.
The National __________ and Space Administration (NASA) currently estimates that humans may make it to Mars around the year 2030?
Aeronautics
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.
What is Claim.
All the living things on a planet.
What is Biosphere.
Scientists are studying ways to collect ____________ from the atmosphere on Mars, which could be used to produce oxygen for explorers to breathe and rocket fuel to help them return to Earth?
Carbon Dioxide
An object, diagram, of computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to use.
What is model.
The lines Schiaparelli and others saw were ________ caused by early telescope lenses on Earth and dusty conditions on Mars?
Optical Illusions
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
What is Landform.
Earth, Mars, and Venus are all examples of rocky planets because they all have a __________?
Geosphere
Sending people into space and bringing them back safely is complicated: scientists must take into account ____________to stay in space for months or years at a time, the __________and equipment astronauts need for a long trip, the way the human body might react to conditions on other planets, and lots of other important information
Fuel/Food
The process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim.
What is reasoning.
Exploring the surface of Mars over the course of about 40 years, rovers have found evidence that the red planet was once an active place, this evidence was? (3 things)
Volcanoes, Meteorites, and Water long ago.
A scientist who studies the geosphere of planets in our solar system.
What is Planetary Geologist.