Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Key Concepts 1
Key Concepts 2
Scientific Argument
100
all the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet
hydrosphere
100
all the living things on a planet
Biosphere
100
What sphere is represented by the sand in the flowing water model would represent?
Geopshere
100
What type of landform on Mars did we discover and research during this unit?
Channel
100
a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
claim
200
the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
Atmosphere
200
the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
Reasoning
200
What is the correct claim for our unit: Geology on Mars?
Flowing water created the channel on Mars.
200
Which type of rock is formed by the cooling of lava and it was found at the end of the triangle-shaped landform?
Basalt
200
What is used to support a claim? It can be numerical data, observations, picture data, models or videos.
Evidence
300
Having the conditions necessary to support life
Habitable
300
a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel or sand dune
Landform
300
True or False: According to our evidence, NASA Scientists found conglomerate rocks in the triangle-shaped landform at the channel in Mars.
True
300
True or False: Landforms can provide evidence about the past because they remain after the geological processes that formed.
True
300
What is a object, diagram, or a computer program that helps us understand by making it simpler or easier to see?
Model
400
Which scientists use their knowledge of earth to guide their search of life on other planets?
Planetary Geologist
400
a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava or other liquid flows
channel
400
Which type of rock is formed by the deposits of the sediment in a triangle-shaped area on Earth at Channels formed by water?
Conglomerate
400
What two things are needed for a planet to be habitable?
1. energy source 2. liquid water
400
Which one describes a scientific argument?
A. It begins with a question and clearly explains how the evidence supports the claim.
B.It has evidence that supports a claim.
C. It has a claim that proposes an answer to the question.
D. All the above
D
500
an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
Geologic process
500
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole, such as geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere
system
500
Name the 4 rocky planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
500
Which planetary geologist discovered the formation of novae on Venus?
Taras Gerya
500
True or False: The top of the evidence gradient represents evidence that is low quality and unreliable.
False