Straight Up Definitions
a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
What is a system?
The planet Earth's __________ is becoming polluted by the burning of fossil fuels.
What is atmosphere?
the biggest object in our solar system
What is the sun?
Claim
what is a proposed answer to a question about the natural world?
Opportunity
What is the name of a Mars rover?
an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
What is a model?
GSB 7th graders fell in love with the study of geology on Mars and decided to all become ___________________________ when they grew up.
What is a planetary geologist?
Earth's four systems.
What are the hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere?
habitable
What is having the conditions necessary to support life?
a mysterious object found on Mars
What is a jelly donut?
an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or lava
What is geologic process?
You can't form a scientific argument without great _________________.
What is evidence?
Jupiter and Saturn both have over 60 of these!
What are moons?
hydrosphere
what is all the liquid water and solid water on a planet?
8
What are the number of planets in our solar system?
a long narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows
What is a channel?
Finding a _____________ on another planet would be the biggest discovery in the history of discoveries!
What is biosphere?
Third Rock from the sun.
What is earth? Also a funny tv show?
Reasoning
What is the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim?
Lava or water.
What created the channel on Mars?
a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain channel, or sand dune
What is a landform?
Earth and Mars have a similar _____________.
What is geosphere?
It is a rock or a fungus.
What is the Jelly Donut?
scientific argument
what is a claim supported by evidence?
1.3 million
What are the number of earths that can fit in the sun?