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BM1 Questions

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Flowing water created the channel on Mars

b)

An earthquake created the channel on Mars

c)

Flowing lava created the channel on Mars

2.

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

a)

Geological Process

b)

Geosphere

c)

Habit

d)

Landform

3.

What does a planet need in order to be habitable?

a)

Water

b)

Source of energy

c)

Both A + B

d)

Houses

4.

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

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Earth, Mars, and other rocky planets are made up of spheres that can include...

a)

the geosphere

b)

the megasphere

c)

the atmosphere

d)

the biosphere

6.

The word HABITABLE means...

a)

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

b)

having the condition necessary to support life.

c)

a planet with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars.

7.

The picture shows rocks formed by...

a)

lava

b)

wind

c)

water

d)

people

8.

What would form the following rock?

a)

lava

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

people

9.

Mars is similar to Earth because they are both

a)

gas planets

b)

rocky planets

c)

have trees on them

10.

Which planet is a rocky planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

11.

Which of Earth's spheres contains all the water on Earth?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

12.

Which of Earth's spheres is the solid part of the rocky planet?

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

biosphere

13.

The biosphere on Earth contains.....

a)

all of the houses and buildings

b)

rocks

c)

plants and animals

d)

gas and water

14.

What landform on Mars have we been collecting evidence on?

a)

mountain

b)

boulder

c)

channel

d)

island

15.

In the flowing water model, what did they use to represent the geosphere?

a)

water

b)

sand

c)

bucket

d)

tray

16.

What is the name of narrow groove made in the ground by flowing liquid?

a)

channel

b)

mountain

c)

volcano

d)

lake

17.

What represented the hot lava in the Flowing Lava Model?

a)

water

b)

milk

c)

oil

d)

melted wax

18.

A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

a)

hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere

b)

system

c)

channel

d)

landform

19.

Define the word LANDFORM.

a)

the process of making clear how evidence supports your claim

b)

a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system

c)

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

d)

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

20.

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

a)

Geologic Process

b)

space rover

c)

habitable

d)

channel

21.

Why does it matter if there was water on mars?

a)

If there was liquid water on Mars, it could have been habitable.

b)

So that we can replenish our depleting water supply on Earth.

c)

So Elon Musk can send more people to Mars.

d)

It doesn't matter. It only matters if there was flowing lava.

22.

A scientists that studies the geospheres of planets other than Earth.

a)

planetary geologist

b)

zoologist

c)

biologist

d)

chemist

23.

The hydrosphere of a planet deals with

a)

all of the bodies of water on that planet

b)

all of the landforms, surface and rock on that planet

c)

all of the gases and weather patterns of that planet

d)

all of the living things of that planet