Geology on Mars - Vocabulary Practice

a type of scientist who studies geospheres

• Planetary Geologist

• Geologic Process

• Rocky Planet

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

• Habitable

• System

• Channel

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the mixture of gasses in the air surrounding a planet

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

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

• Planetary Geologist

• Geologic Process

• Rocky Planet

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the solid, soil and rock, parts of a planet

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

any planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars

• Planetary Geologist

• Geologic Process

• Rocky Planet

• Landform

having the conditions necessary to support life

• Habitable

• System

• Channel

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

place where all the liquid and solid water are on a planet

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• Planetary Geologist

• Geologic Process

• Rocky Planet

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

a long, narrow groove that forms in land from water, lava, or other liquid flows

• Habitable

• System

• Channel

• Landform

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4