Geology on Mars - Unit 1, Amplify Science
Energy and water
Scientists think a planet needs these to support life.
Elevation
The different colors on Google Mars represent ?
Geosphere
The solid part of a rocky planet.
Channel
A long, narrow, groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows.
Landform
A feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune.
Basalt rocks
Formed when lava cools.
Conglomerate rocks
Formed when sediment gets cemented together by flowing water.
Question, Claim, Evidence, and Resoning
Four parts of a scientific argument
Scientific argument
A claim supported by evidence.
Claim
A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.
Planetary geologist
A scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system.
System
A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.
Hydrosphere
All the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet.
Biosphere
All the living things on a planet.
Geologic process
An event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava.
Model
An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.
Rocky planet
Any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars.
Yes
Do land forms made by flowing water remain after the water stops flowing?
Earth
Earth or Mars has a higher average temperature.
Computer model
Gerya used this to investigate land forms on Venus
One variable
Good Scientists test this in an experiment.
Habitable
Having the conditions necessary to support life.
Evidence
Information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim.
Atmosphere
The mixture of gases surrounding a planet.
Reasoning
The process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim.
Compare
To notice how two or more things are alike or different.
Rovers
What are Curiosity and Opportunity?
Top
When using an evidence gradient, the strongest evidence goes at the . . . . .
Most like Earth
Why are scientists looking for life on other rocky planets rather than gas giants.
