Geology on Mars End of Unit Assessment

TRUE/FALSE: The top of the evidence gradient represents evidence that is of low quality and reliability.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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The channel on Mars is important for scientist to study because

• it tells us more about Mars

• if the channel was created than by water, then the planet may have once been habitable

• if the channel was created by lava, then it is similar to the planet Earth

• it is just cool!

Which Key Concept does this image represent?

• Models represent the natural processes being investigated in important ways, but they are not exactly the same.

• When landforms on different rocky planets look similar, it is evidence that they may have been formed by the same geologic process.

• Scientists can use models to test their ideas and get evidence about processes in the natural world that are difficult to share.

• Landforms can provide evidence about the past because they remain after the geologic processes that formed them stopped happening.

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What is the correct claim for Geology on Mars?

• Flowing lava formed the channel on Mars

• Flowing water formed the channel on Mars

• We still do not know how the channel was formed

• Aliens dug the channel on Mars

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

• Geological Process

• Geosphere

• Habit

• Landform

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Which one of these was NOT a claim for the Geology on Mars unit?

• Flowing water created the channel on Mars

• An earthquake created the channel on Mars

• Flowing lava created the channel on Mars

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What evidence suggests that Mars once had liquid water on its surface?

• Presence of dry riverbeds and channels

• High levels of atmospheric oxygen

• Abundance of volcanic rocks

• Thick polar ice caps

Which geological feature on Mars indicates past volcanic activity?

• Olympus Mons

• Valles Marineris

• Hellas Basin

• Gale Crater

What is the primary component of the Martian soil?

• Silicon dioxide

• Iron oxide

• Calcium carbonate

• Sodium chloride

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How do scientists determine the age of rocks on Mars?

• Radiometric dating

• Carbon dating

• Fossil analysis

• Magnetic field measurement

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