Geology on Mars - Unit 1, Amplify Science

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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.


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