WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Comprehensive Study Guide

WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Comprehensive Study Guide 1. Physics The study of forces, energy, motion 2. Chemistry The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form substances 3. Earth science The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that change Earth 4. essential attrib-utes of science Studies the natural world Uses testable ideas Relies on data from observations/experiments Presented for evaluation by other scientists Leads to further questions/research 5. variables The changing quantities in an experiment 6. independent variable 7. dependent vari-able What you change in an experiment on purpose The variable that changes because of an independent variable