Vocabulary
Having the conditions necessary to support life
habitable
long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava or other liquid forms
channel
What is the geosphere
solid part of a rocky planet
What makes Earth habitable
liquid water and an energy source
The Flowing Water images from Earth are important because...
they show a curved, branching shape just like the channel on Mars.
any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars
rocky planet
object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
model
What is the biosphere
all living things on a planet
Rock formed from sediment
Conglomerate
The Flowing Water Model is important because...
a channel was formed just like the one on Mars.
set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
system
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
claim
all the liquid water and solid water on a planet
Rock formed during a volcanic eruption
Basalt
The triangle shaped landform images on Earth are important because...
the same shapes are formed on Earth as it did on Mars.
feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as mountains, channels, and dunes
landform
information about the natural world that is used to support or go against a claim
evidence
What is atmosphere
mixture of gases surrounding a planet
What is a planetary geologist
scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system
The rock sample from Earth is important because...
the rock was made of pebbles and other sediment cemented together by flowing water, just like in the channel on Mars.
an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
geological process
process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
reasoning
Which planet is most similar to Earth
Mars
What happened to Claire's puddle? What is the evidence?
The geologic process that formed the channel on Mars is...
flowing water.