Geology on Mars and Intro to Plate Motion

The mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• geosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• oxygen

All the living things on a planet

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

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

• river

• channel

• stream

• canyon

A proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• evidence

• reasoning

• scientific argument

• claim

To notice how two or more things are alike or different

• claim

• analysis

• compare

• evidence

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

• geologic process

• geosphere

• weathering

• landform

The solid part of a rocky planet

• atmosphere

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

Having the conditions necessary to support life

• geosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• habitable

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

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

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

• landform

• geologic process

• geosphere

• channel