Geology on Mars 7B Amplify

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

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

• geologic process

• landform

• channel

• system

Which of the following is a rocky planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

A planet is __________ if it can support life.

• rocky

• habitable

• comfortable

• gaseous

The Earth system is made of several parts called spheres. Which sphere contains life?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

The Earth system is made of several parts called spheres. Which sphere contains air?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

The Earth system is made of several parts called spheres. Which sphere contains land/rock?

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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

• Geological Process

• Geosphere

• Habit

• Landform

When landforms on different rocky planets looks similar, it is evidence that they may have been formed by the same geologic process.

• True

• False

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

• habitable

• geologic process

• channel

• evidence