Geology on Mars End of Unit Review

The Atmosphere is made up of

• The living things on the planet
• The mixture of gasses surrounding a planet
• Only oxygen
• Water

Which of the following is not a rocky planet

• Neptune
• Earth
• Mars
• Venus

Why are models used in Science?

Answer explanation

Scientists use models to test their ideas and get evidence about processes in the natural world that are difficult to observe

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How was the Flowing Water Model similar to flowing water on Earth?

Answer explanation

The sand is like the geosphere, and the water represented the hydrosphere.

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(a)   can provide evidence about the past because they remain after the geologic process that formed them stop happening.

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How was the Flowing Water Model different from flowing water on Earth?

Answer explanation

The stream table only had sand at the surface, but on Earth there ae other types of rocks and grass at the surface.

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The Biosphere is made up of

• All of the living things on a planet
• Biology class
• All the water on the planet
• All the land on the planet

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A system is

• The living things on the planet
• A cell
• Things that don't work together
• A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

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How would you change the Flowing Water Model to make it more like the actual geologic process on Earth?

Answer explanation

You could add rocks to represent more rocky places.

You could use soil and see if it makes a difference.

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A channel is

• A riverbed
• A water made hole
• A long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows
• A long ditch in the ground

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