Geology on Mars Vocabulary
Across
- 2. the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
- 9. the way that scientists communicate, evaluate, and revise their explanations about the natural world
- 10. a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows
- 11. the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
- 12. all the liquid water and ice on a planet
- 14. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
Down
- 1. a proposed answer to a question about the natural world
- 3. information about the natural world that is used to support a claim
- 4. having the conditions necessary to support life
- 5. an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
- 6. solid part of a rocky planet
- 7. all the living things on a planet
- 8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
- 13. type of planets with a solid surface, such as Earth or Mars