Geology on Mars Unit Exam

A ____________ is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

• geologic process

• landform

• channel

• system

How could you test ideas about how the slope affects how the channel looks using this stream table?

• Adjust the legs

• Use different amounts of sand

• Different amounts of water

• Using different material other than sand

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

Which is NOT a rocky planet?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

When examining the possible cause of the channel on Mars which two geological processes were we examining? Choose the best 2 answers.

• Flowing lava

• Flowing ice

• Flowing water

• sand storm

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A ____________ is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

• geologic process

• landform

• channel

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A planet is considered __________ if it can support life.

• rocky

• habitable

• comfortable

• gaseous

According to Dr. Edgar, a planetary geologist, a planet needs two things to be habitable. What are they?

• frozen water and liquid water

• liquid water and plants

• soil and oxygen

• liquid water and an energy source

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which sphere of a rocky planet is made up of all of the living things on its surface?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which sphere of a rocky planet is made up of many gases that surround it?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Which sphere of a rocky planet is made up of all of the rocks on its surface?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1