Geology on Mars Chapter 2

Define the word MODEL

• An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

• a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system.

• any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars.

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having the conditions necessary to support life

• biosphere

• landform

• habitable

• geological process

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Define the word SYSTEM.

• A set of parts that are separate and do not affect each other.

• One individual item that acts alone in the universe.

• A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

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A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows

• channel

• canyon

• river

• stream

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Define the word LANDFORM.

• the process of making clear how evidence supports your claim

• a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system

• an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava

• a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune

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an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava

• landform

• geological process

• channel

• rocky planet

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Earth, Mars, and Other rocky planets can be thought of as . .

• Systems

• Models

• habitable

We are using models, research, and evidence of other rocky planets because they share similar geological processes.

• True

• False

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Two characteristics that make life on a planet habitable is ...

• energy source

• tress and plants

• oxygen

• water

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An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand a process that would otherwise be difficult.

• model

• geologic process

• scientific method

• scientific argument

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