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VST 1 Retake Study Guide

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 23hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

2.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

3.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

4.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

5.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
6.

What are the main components of the water cycle?

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

e)

precipitation

7.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
8.
What is      D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
9.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

10.

Evaporation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

11.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
12.

What is an object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light?

a)

Supernova

b)

Star

c)

Comet

d)

Meteor

13.

What are patterns that are formed by a group of stars in the night sky?

a)

Star

b)

Constellation

c)

Nebula

d)

Supernova

14.

A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:

a)

Universe

b)

Galaxy

c)

Solar System

d)

Planet

15.

What Galaxy is Earth located?

a)

Andromeda

b)

Milky Way

c)

Sagittarius

d)

Snickers

16.

Is the sun at the center of our galaxy?

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

The Sun is the same size as many stars we see at night. Why does it look so much bigger and brighter?

a)

because it is very hot

b)

because it is closest to Earth

c)

because it is yellow in color

d)

because it shines during the day

18.

The Sun is the biggest star

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is true about all the stars you see in the night sky?

a)

They are all the same brightness.

b)

They are all the same size.

c)

They are all smaller than Earth.

d)

They are all farther away than the Sun.

20.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

21.

Which planets are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

22.

Which planets are the gas giants?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

d)

Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

23.

Which planet is the largest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

24.

Which planet is the smallest planet?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

25.

Which planet is tipped on its side?

a)

Neptune

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

26.

Which planet has beautiful rings made of ice, rock and dust?

a)

Saturn

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

27.

Which planet has the great red spot?

a)

Saturn

b)

Jupiter

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

28.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

29.
The 2nd planet from the Sun is...
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
30.

I am the third planet from the sun.

a)

Earth

b)

The Moon

c)

Venus

d)

Jupiter

31.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
32.

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

a)

Earth

b)

comet

c)

asteroids

d)

gibbous

33.

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

a)

Neptune

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

34.

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

a)

Saturn

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

35.

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Mercury

d)

Jupiter

36.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

37.

What is a common characteristic of the outer planets?

a)

many moons and rings

b)

large solid core

c)

closest to the sun

d)

short revolution

38.

What weather instrument should you use if you want to measure the air pressure?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Anemometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

39.

What weather instrument should you use if you want to measure the temperature?

a)

Wind Vane

b)

Anemometer

c)

Thermometer

d)

Barometer

40.

Instrument for measuring humidity (moisture in the air)

a)

rain gauge

b)

anemometer

c)

hygrometer

d)

barometer

41.

Instrument for measuring wind speed

a)

anemometer

b)

wind vane

c)

thermometer

d)

barometer

42.

Instrument for measuring the direction of the wind

a)

wind vane

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

rain gauge

43.

Instrument for measuring the amount of rainfall

a)

anemometer

b)

rain gauge

c)

hygrometer

d)

thermometer

44.

anemometer

a)

measures air temperature

b)

measures amount of rainfall

c)

measures humidity

d)

measures wind speed

45.

hygrometer

a)

measures air pressure

b)

measures humidity or moisture in the air

c)

measures the direction of the wind

d)

measures the amount of rainfall

46.

barometer

a)

measures air pressure

b)

measures the direction of the wind

c)

measures air temperature

d)

measures the amount of rainfall

47.

rain gauge

a)

measures the amount of rainfall

b)

measures wind speed

c)

measures air pressure

d)

measures air temperature

48.

thermometer

a)

measures wind speed

b)

measures humidity in the air

c)

measures amount of rainfall

d)

measures air temperature

49.

wind vane

a)

measures humidity in the air

b)

measures the direction of the wind

c)

measures wind speed

d)

measures air temperature

50.

What type of cloud is MOST associated with thunderstorms?

a)

cumulus

b)

climateonimbus

c)

cumulonimbus

d)

stratus

51.

In July in NC, the barometer shows rapidly falling pressure. What type of weather is likely to happen?

a)

Fun in the sun!

b)

Snow showers

c)

thunderstorms

d)

light drizzle

52.

In the winter in NC, the barometric pressure is high. What is the weather likely to be like?

a)

Cool and rainy

b)

Warm and rainy

c)

Cool and sunny

d)

Hot and dry

53.

Which best explains why it is important for people to be able to identify cumulonimbus clouds?

a)

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause mild showers.

b)

Cumulonimbus clouds can cause severe thunderstorms.

c)

Cumulonimbus clouds form near Earth’s surface, causing fog.

d)

Cumulonimbus clouds form when the temperature is below freezing.

54.

The illustration here shows what a piece of hail can look like on the inside. Which claim BEST explains why some balls of hail have layers?

a)

Water that freezes high in the atmosphere always forms layers

b)

Raindrops freeze from the inside out, forming one layer of ice at a time

c)

Cracks form layers in the ball of hail when the hail hits the ground

d)

Each time a ball of hail goes up and down within a thundercloud, a layer of ice is added

55.

Which of these BEST shows the correct sequence that forms sleet?

a)

rain falls ---> freezes ---> melts

b)

snow falls ---> melts ---> stays melted

c)

snow falls ---> melts ---> freezes again

d)

rain falls ---> freezes ---> gets blow backup ---> melts ---> falls again ---> refreezes ---> repeats multiple times

56.

Which day is it MOST LIKELY to snow?

a)

Monday

b)

Wednesday

c)

Thursday

d)

All Days

57.

What is happening at STEP B?

a)

The frozen hail ball is picking up a layer of liquid water in the warm air

b)

A new layer of ice is forming around the frozen hail ball in the cold air

c)

The frozen hail ball is too heavy and falls to the ground

d)

The frozen hail ball is melting as it falls through the warm air

58.

If precipitation falls from the clouds, what type of precipitation will most likely fall to the ground?

a)

rain

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

sleet

59.

Jenny measures the outside temperature as 16 degrees Celsius, 61 degrees Fahrenheit. She observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a solid form.

What type of precipitation is Jenny MOST LIKELY observing?

a)

Hail

b)

Rain

c)

Sleet

d)

Snow

60.

It is the daily condition of the atmosphere.

a)

Climate

b)

Temperature

c)

Weather

d)

Pressure

61.

What kind of air pressure does this image indicate?

a)

High pressure

b)

Low pressure

62.

High humidity can cause:

a)

high air pressure

b)

high temperature

c)

winds blowing from the west

d)

precipitation

63.

What causes a drop in air pressure?

a)

slow drop of air temperature

b)

rising air temperature

c)

air temperature staying the same

d)

drastic drop in air temperature

64.

How are humidity and precipitation related?

a)

low humidity means low chance of precipitation

b)

changes in humidity do not cause precipitation

c)

when humidity is high, the chance of precipitation is high

d)

when humidity is high, the chance of precipitation is low

65.

Scottsdale is known for what kind of weather? Choose all that apply.

a)

high humidity

b)

low humidity

c)

low temperatures

d)

high temperatures

66.

Which zone has the the coldest place on earth?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

67.

The earth is colder where it is --------- from the sun.

a)

nearest

b)

farthest

68.

In the temperate zone, there are ------ distinct seasons

a)

four

b)

five

c)

three

d)

six

69.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
70.

Climate is affected by many factors including:

a)

latitude, elevation, and closeness to bodies of water

b)

tides and currents

c)

wind

d)

snow and sleet

71.

What is elevation?

a)

the depth of the ocean

b)

the height of the atmosphere

c)

the depth of a lake

d)

the height above sea level

72.

What are the three main climate zones?

a)

tropical, thermal, polar

b)

tropical, temperate, polar

c)

cold, super hot, blah

d)

polar, tropical, humid

73.

Temperatures in the TEMPERATE ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

74.

Temperatures in the TROPICAL ZONES are...

a)

cold all year

b)

always warm

c)

warm in summer and cold in winter

75.

What zone is the United States in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

76.
Which climate zone is found at the blue X?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
77.
Which climate zone is found at the red star?
a)
Tropical
b)
Temperate
c)
Polar
78.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)
independent
c)
Dependent
79.
The parts of the experiment that must be kept the same.
a)
Constants
b)

Independent variable

c)

Dependent variable

d)

Conclusion

80.

Which two planets do not have moons?

a)

Mercury and Mars

b)

Mercury and Neptune

c)

Mercury and Venus

d)

Venus and Mars

81.

The outer planets are ____  than the inner planets, 

a)

smallest

b)

larger

c)

slower

d)

rocky

82.

The outer planets are also called ________.

a)

terrestrial planets

b)

larger planets

c)

gas giants

d)

farthest planets

83.

The inner planets have few or no moons, no rings, and they rotate more slowly than the outer planets.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Each inner planet also has many moons.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Comets are made of chunks of

a)

Rock

b)

Ice

c)

Rock and Dust

d)

Dust and Ice

86.

Choose the best description for a comet...

a)

icy small body with a tail

b)

chunky rock

c)

rock moving body

87.
These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteroids
88.

What is the main water storage on Earth?

a)

oceans

b)

lakes

c)

glaciers

d)

atmosphere

89.

Oceans are important in the water cycle because...

a)

they provide most of the water found in the water cycle.

b)

they are home to many species of aquatic animals.

c)

they cause all the condensation in the atmosphere that creates clouds.

d)

they stop precipitation from occurring on land because of sea breezes.

90.

What kind of weather conditions should you expect on a "fair weather" day?

a)

high temperatures, high humidity, low pressure

b)

cool temperatures,

low humidity, high pressure, little to no precipitation

c)

low temperatures, high humidity, low pressure

d)

high temperatures, low humidity, high pressure

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