Geology on Mars

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

• hydrosphere

• channel

• system

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A proposed answer to a question about the natural world.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• system

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A claim supported by evidence.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

• scientific argument

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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

• channel

• habitable

• landform

• model

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

• geologic process

• model

• system

• habitable

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

• geologic process

• evidence

• model

• scientific argument

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim.

• reasoning

• scientific argument

• process

• system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see.

• system

• scientific argument

• model

• reasoning

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Having the conditions necessary to support life.

• biosphere

• habitable

• evidence

• rocky planet