Vocabulary
Having the necessary conditions to support life.
habitable
Made of different gases like oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide
atmosphere
A claim supported by evidence
scientific argument
Earth, Mars, and other rocky planets can be thought of as ________. These _________ are made up of interacting spheres that can include the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
systems
Scientist who studies the geosphere of planets in our solar system
planetary geologist
All living things
biosphere
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world
a claim
When landforms on different rocky planets look similar, it is evidence that they may have been formed by the same _______.
geologic processs
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
landform
Bodies of water
hydrosphere
Information about the natural world that is used to support a claim
evidence
Another name for the inner planets with a solid surface
Rocky Planets
A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows.
a channel
The land, surface, dirt, landforms
geosphere
The process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
reasoning
Flowing water and flowing lava can change the shape of the _____
geosphere
An event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
geologic process
A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
a system
The strategy being used to write a scientific argument
RACE
what does a planet need to support life
liquid water and energy source