Geology of Mars - Vocabulary

the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

all the living things on a planet

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• landform

• geological process

• channel

• rocky planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• scientific argument

• evidence

• reasoning

• claim

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

to notice how two or more things are alike or different

• compare

• similar

• different

• contrast

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim

• scientific argument

• evidence

• reasoning

• claim

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• landform

• geological process

• channel

• rocky planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

the solid part of a rocky planet

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

having the conditions necessary to support life

• biosphere

• landform

• habitable

• geological process

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4