Unit 1 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 1. the solid part of a rocky planet
  2. 2. an object, diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  3. 3. the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim
  4. 6. a claim supported by evidence
  5. 8. a scientist who studies the geospheres of planets in our solar system
  6. 9. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  7. 12. all the liquid water and solid water (ice) on a planet
  8. 13. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet, such as a mountain, channel, or sand dune
  9. 14. to notice how two or more things are alike or different
  10. 15. information about the natural world that is used to support or go against (refute) a claim
Down
  1. 1. an event or series of events that causes changes in the geosphere, such as flowing water or flowing lava
  2. 4. having the conditions necessary to support life
  3. 5. the mixture of gases surrounding a planet
  4. 7. a long, narrow groove that forms where water, lava, or other liquid flows
  5. 10. all the living things on a planet
  6. 11. a proposed answer to a question about the natural world