WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
SCIENCES EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS




The study of forces, energy, motion - correct answer- Physics
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The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form
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substances - correct answer- Chemistry
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The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that change Earth -
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correct answer- Earth science
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Studies the natural world
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Uses testable ideas
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Relies on data from observations/experiments
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Presented for evaluation by other scientists
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Leads to further questions/research - correct answer- essential attributes of science
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The changing quantities in an experiment - correct answer- variables
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What you change in an experiment on purpose - correct answer- independent variable
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, The variable that changes because of an independent variable - correct answer- dependent
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The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either eliminated or kept constant -
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correct answer- control variable
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When systems are observed as they appear in nature, researchers do not attempt to change
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them - correct answer- observational study
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A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary system - correct answer- physical
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model
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A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such as atoms - correct answer-
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conceptual model
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A model that treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical methods - correct
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answer- mathematical model
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A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer - correct answer- computer model
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Principle that only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry - correct answer-
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principle of falsification
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A testable statement about how something in nature works - correct answer- hypothesis
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A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and repeated experiments,
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describes a widespread pattern in nature (what) - correct answer- law
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A statement that explains a wide range of observations, supported by a large body of
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scientific evidence (how/why) - correct answer- theory
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Base unit of length - correct answer- meter
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Base unit of mass - correct answer- kilogram
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Base unit of time - correct answer- second
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Base unit of temperature - correct answer- kelvin
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What is produced when the base units/quantities are combined - correct answer- Derived
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The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time - correct answer- Speed
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Term for the amount of space an object occupies - correct answer- Volume
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