Geology on Mars: Chapter 1

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What is the evidence when landforms on different rocky planets look similar?

Back

They may have been formed by the same geological process.

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What sphere includes all the living things on a planet?

Back

Biosphere.

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What two things are needed for a planet to be habitable?

Back

Water and energy source.

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What do we call the solid part of a rocky planet?

Back

Geosphere.

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Which planet is not a rocky planet?

Back

Jupiter.

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What is the definition of geosphere?

Back

The solid part of a planet, including the crust and the interior.

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What is the biosphere?

Back

The sphere that includes all living organisms on Earth.

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What is the atmosphere?

Back

The layer of gases surrounding a planet.

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What is the hydrosphere?

Back

The combined mass of water found on, under, and above the surface of a planet.

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What is a geological process?

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Natural processes that shape the Earth's surface, such as erosion, sedimentation, and volcanic activity.