Geology on Mars Vocabulary

The mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

All the living things on a planet

• animals

• flora

• biosphere

• biosquare

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A long, narrow groove that forms where liquid flows

• path

• channel

• delta

• rut

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• hypothesis

• proposal

• evidence

• claim

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim

• non-claim

• evidence

• clam

• fake news

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An event (or series of events) that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing liquids

• hydrophic process

• geo-events

• earth parties

• geologic process

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Having the conditions necessary to support life

• comfortable

• habitable

• hobbitable

• earth-like

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet

• liquid assets

• liquidsphere

• hydrosquare

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A feature that forms on the surface of a planet (mountain, channel, sand dune...)

• landform

• earthform

• terra feature

• crustform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars

• earthy planet

• better planet

• rocky planet

• livable planet