Geology on Mars Vocabulary

​ ​ the mixture of gases surrounding a planet

• forest
• mountain
• atmosphere
• ocean

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

​ all the living things on a planet

• ecosystem
• habitat
• biosphere
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• ditch
• trench
• channel
• gutter

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

​ a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

• theory
• conclusion
• experiment
• claim

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

​ to notice how two or more things are alike or different

• identify

• analyze

• compare

• match

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

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

• proof

• evidence

• data

• testimony

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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

• biological process
• geological process
• atmospheric process
• weathering process

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

​ the solid part of a rocky planet

• mantle
• core
• geosphere

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

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

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

​ having the conditions necessary to support life

• suitable
• habitable

• livable
• inhabitable

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1