Geology on Mars - End of Unit Test

Front

What term (word) means having the conditions necessary to support life?

Back

habitable

Front

What term (word) represents all the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet?

Back

hydrosphere

Front

What is an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava?

Back

geological process

Front

Why are models helpful in scientific investigations?

Back

All of these are true: it may not be possible to work with the real thing, they can be safer to work with than the real thing, and they can be smaller and more manageable than the real thing.

Front

What landform on Mars have we been collecting evidence about?

Back

channel

Front

Which two geological processes have we been investigating to see which caused the landform on Mars?

Back

flowing water and flowing lava

Front

What is the first step in a scientific argument?

Back

question

Front

In the flowing water model, what was used to represent the geosphere?

Back

sand

Front

What represented the hot lava in the Flowing Lava Model?

Back

melted wax

Front

Where is the lowest elevation on this image? Options: The blue area, The green area, The yellow area, The red area

Back

The blue area