Geology on Mars Vocabulary

the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

all the living things on a planet

• atmosphere

• biospere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• channel

• system

a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• evidence

• reasoning

• argumentation

• claim

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

to notice how two or more things are alike

• contrast

• compare

• claim

• evidence

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

to notice how two or more things are different

• contrast

• compare

• claim

• argumentation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-3

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

• claim

• reasoning

• evidence

• channel

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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

• hydrosphere

• geologic process

• landform

• channel

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

the solid part of a rocky planet

• hydrosphere

• habitable

• atmosphere

• geosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

having the conditions necessary to support life

• hydrosphere

• model

• landform

• habitable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4