Geology on Mars - Chapter 1

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When landforms on different rocky planets look similar, it is evidence that they may have...

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been formed by the same geologic process.

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What term means having the conditions necessary to support life?

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habitable

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LANDFORM

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

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

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channel

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a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

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claim

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A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

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System

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Any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth and Mars, are called ______ _______.

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rocky planets

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What do we call all the living things on a planet?

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biosphere

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What do we call the mixture of gases surrounding a planet?

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atmosphere

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What do we call the solid part of a rocky planet?

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geosphere