End-Of-Unit Assessment: Geology on Mars

What is the main focus of Armando’s class experiment?

• Why rivers form on Earth

• Why one river is narrow and deep

• How planets are formed

• Why Mars is red

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What does Armando’s model represent?

• A volcano

• A river system

• A mountain chain

• A crater on Mars

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What factor does Armando think causes the river to be narrow and deep?

• Wind

• A steep hill

• Large rocks

• Heavy rainfall

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If Armando wants to test the effect of steep hills, what should he change in the model?

• The size of the sand grains

• The amount of water

• The slope of the hill

• The width of the riverbed

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What would support Armando’s idea that steep slopes create deep rivers?

• The model with a steep slope produces a narrow, deep channel

• The model with small grains produces a narrow, deep channel

• Both steep slope and small grains produce wide channels

• The model shows no effect of slope or grains

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Multiple Choice Question
Why is it useful to build a model when studying rivers on Mars?

• Models are easier than observing Earth

• We cannot directly observe processes on Mars

• Models are always correct

• Mars has no rivers

True or False
Models can help scientists test different ideas about natural processes.

• True

• False

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Multiple Choice Question
Which best describes a channel on Mars?

• A line of craters formed by meteor impacts

• A long, narrow groove carved by flowing water

• A depression formed by volcanic lava

• A flat area of dust and sand

Multiple Choice Question
What is a claim in science?

• A guess without evidence

• An idea that can’t be tested

• A statement or conclusion that answers a question

• A model of a scientific system

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Multiple Choice Question
Why do scientists use models?

• To make real planets in the lab

• To test ideas when the real system is hard to study

• To prove that data is always correct

• To replace all experiments

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