Geology on Mars- Ch. 2 Assessment

Front

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

Back

Channel

Front

What do we call the interacting geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere that make up a system for the planet?

Back

System

Front

What is an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it easier to see and study?

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Model

Front

What is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole?

Back

System

Front

What is communicated as numerical data, observation, picture data, model data, or video data that is used to support a claim?

Back

Evidence

Front

What is the term for the study of the Earth and its processes, including the study of Mars?

Back

Geology

Front

What is the term for the outer layer of a planet, including Mars?

Back

Crust

Front

What is the process by which rocks are broken down and transported by natural forces?

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Erosion

Front

What is the term for the solid, rocky part of a planet?

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Lithosphere

Front

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

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Atmosphere