INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCE C165
WGU EXAM WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
physics c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe cstudy cof cforces, cenergy, cmotion
Chemistry c- c ccorrect canswer- c cstudy cof catoms cand cmolecules, ctheir cstructures, cand
ctheir cinteractions cto cform cvarious csubstances.
Earth cScience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cEarth's cstructure cand ccomposition, cas cwell cas
cthe cprocesses cthat cchange cEarth, csuch cas cvolcanic cand cseismic cactivity.
astronomy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cthe cmoon, cstars, cand cother cobjects cin
cspace
Science c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn corganized cway cof cgathering cand canalyzing
cevidence cabout cthe cnatural cworld.
,Precision c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cmeasure cof chow cclose ca cseries cof cmeasurements
care cto cone canother
SI c- c ccorrect canswer- c cis ca cscientific cmethod cof cexpressing cthe cmagnitudes cor
cquantities cof cimportant cnatural cphenomena. cThere care cseven cbase cunits cin cthe
csystem, cfrom cwhich cother cunits care cderived. cUniversal cfor ccomparing cdata.
physical cscience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe csciences cconcerned cwith cthe cstudy cof
cinanimate cnatural cobjects, cincluding cphysics, cchemistry, castronomy, cand crelated
csubjects.
life cscience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe cstudy cof cliving cthings
controlled cexperiment c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn cexperiment cin cwhich conly cone
cvariable cis cmanipulated cat ca ctime. cOr ca ccondition cthat cis cbeing cheld cconstant
independent cvariable c- c ccorrect canswer- c cwhat cis cbeing cchanged
dependent cvariable c- c ccorrect canswer- c cwhat cis cbeing cmeasured
control c- c ccorrect canswer- c cIn can cexperiment, cthe cstandard cthat cis cused cfor
ccomparison
Observational cexperiment cor cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cstudies cattempt cto
cunderstand ccause-and-effect crelationships. cHowever, cunlike cexperiments, cthe
cresearcher cis cnot cable cto ccontrol c(1) chow csubjects care cassigned cto cgroups cand/or
c(2) cwhich ctreatments ceach cgroup creceives. c... cTherefore, ca csample csurvey cis can
cexample cof can cobservational cstudy.
field cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cresearch cinvestigation ccarried cout cin ca cnaturally
coccurring csetting
laboratory cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cResearch cdone cin ca claboratory
Physical cModel c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cphysical crepresentation cof can cobject.
cPrototypes cand cappearance cmodels care cphysical cmodels.
conceptual cmodel c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cverbal cor cgraphical cexplanation cfor chow ca
csystem cworks cor cis corganized
mathematical cmodel c- c ccorrect canswer- c cone cor cmore cequations cthat crepresent cthe
cway ca csystem cor cprocess cworks
Hypothesis c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ctestable cprediction, coften cimplied cby ca ctheory
, Theory c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA chypothesis cthat chas cbeen ctested cwith ca csignificant
camount cof cdata. cExplains cwhy csomething chappened.
Law c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA claw cin cscience cis ca cgeneralized crule cto cexplain ca cbody
cof cobservations cin cthe cform cof ca cverbal cor cmathematical cstatement. cScientific claws
c(also cknown cas cnatural claws) cimply ca ccause cand ceffect cbetween cthe cobserved
celements cand cmust calways capply cunder cthe csame cconditions. cExplains chow cit
chappened cnot cwhy.
Observation c- c ccorrect canswer- c cInformation cobtained cthrough cthe csenses.
evidence c- c ccorrect canswer- c cproof
Data c- c ccorrect canswer- c cFacts cand cstatistics ccollected ctogether cfor creference cor
canalysis
Big cBang cTheory c- c ccorrect canswer- c cCosmological cmodel cthat cexplains cthe
csudden cdevelopment cof cthe cuniverse cthrough cexpansion cfrom ca chot, cdense cstate.
plate ctectonics c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ctheory cstating cthat cthe cearth's csurface cis
cbroken cinto cplates cthat cmove.
atomic ctheory c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca ctheory cthat cstates cthat call cmatter cis ccomposed
cof ctiny cparticles ccalled catoms.
gram c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cmetric cunit cof cmass cequal cto cone cthousandth cof ca
ckilogram.
meter c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cmeter cis cthe cbasic cunit cof clength cin cthe cSI csystem
cof cunits. c... cThe cprevious cdefinition cof cthe cmeter cwas cone cten-millionth cof cthe
cdistance cfrom cthe cgeographic cnorth cpole cto cthe cequator, cmeasured cover cthe
cearth's csurface cin ca ccircle crunning cthrough cParis, cFrance.
second c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSI cbase cunit cfor ctime
Celsius c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cunit cfor cmeasuring ctemperature; cOn cthis cscale
cwater cfreezes cat czero cand cboils cat c100.
Kelvin c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cSI cbase cunit cof ctemperature
liter c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBasic cunit cof cvolume cin cthe cmetric csystem
Metric cPrefixes c- c ccorrect canswer- c cGiga, cMega, cKilo, cdeci, ccenti, cmilli, cmicro,
cnano
derived cunit c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cunit cdefined cby ca ccombination cof cbase cunits
WGU EXAM WITH THE CORRECT
ANSWERS
physics c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe cstudy cof cforces, cenergy, cmotion
Chemistry c- c ccorrect canswer- c cstudy cof catoms cand cmolecules, ctheir cstructures, cand
ctheir cinteractions cto cform cvarious csubstances.
Earth cScience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cEarth's cstructure cand ccomposition, cas cwell cas
cthe cprocesses cthat cchange cEarth, csuch cas cvolcanic cand cseismic cactivity.
astronomy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cthe cmoon, cstars, cand cother cobjects cin
cspace
Science c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn corganized cway cof cgathering cand canalyzing
cevidence cabout cthe cnatural cworld.
,Precision c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cmeasure cof chow cclose ca cseries cof cmeasurements
care cto cone canother
SI c- c ccorrect canswer- c cis ca cscientific cmethod cof cexpressing cthe cmagnitudes cor
cquantities cof cimportant cnatural cphenomena. cThere care cseven cbase cunits cin cthe
csystem, cfrom cwhich cother cunits care cderived. cUniversal cfor ccomparing cdata.
physical cscience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe csciences cconcerned cwith cthe cstudy cof
cinanimate cnatural cobjects, cincluding cphysics, cchemistry, castronomy, cand crelated
csubjects.
life cscience c- c ccorrect canswer- c cthe cstudy cof cliving cthings
controlled cexperiment c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn cexperiment cin cwhich conly cone
cvariable cis cmanipulated cat ca ctime. cOr ca ccondition cthat cis cbeing cheld cconstant
independent cvariable c- c ccorrect canswer- c cwhat cis cbeing cchanged
dependent cvariable c- c ccorrect canswer- c cwhat cis cbeing cmeasured
control c- c ccorrect canswer- c cIn can cexperiment, cthe cstandard cthat cis cused cfor
ccomparison
Observational cexperiment cor cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cstudies cattempt cto
cunderstand ccause-and-effect crelationships. cHowever, cunlike cexperiments, cthe
cresearcher cis cnot cable cto ccontrol c(1) chow csubjects care cassigned cto cgroups cand/or
c(2) cwhich ctreatments ceach cgroup creceives. c... cTherefore, ca csample csurvey cis can
cexample cof can cobservational cstudy.
field cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cresearch cinvestigation ccarried cout cin ca cnaturally
coccurring csetting
laboratory cstudy c- c ccorrect canswer- c cResearch cdone cin ca claboratory
Physical cModel c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cphysical crepresentation cof can cobject.
cPrototypes cand cappearance cmodels care cphysical cmodels.
conceptual cmodel c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cverbal cor cgraphical cexplanation cfor chow ca
csystem cworks cor cis corganized
mathematical cmodel c- c ccorrect canswer- c cone cor cmore cequations cthat crepresent cthe
cway ca csystem cor cprocess cworks
Hypothesis c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ctestable cprediction, coften cimplied cby ca ctheory
, Theory c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA chypothesis cthat chas cbeen ctested cwith ca csignificant
camount cof cdata. cExplains cwhy csomething chappened.
Law c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA claw cin cscience cis ca cgeneralized crule cto cexplain ca cbody
cof cobservations cin cthe cform cof ca cverbal cor cmathematical cstatement. cScientific claws
c(also cknown cas cnatural claws) cimply ca ccause cand ceffect cbetween cthe cobserved
celements cand cmust calways capply cunder cthe csame cconditions. cExplains chow cit
chappened cnot cwhy.
Observation c- c ccorrect canswer- c cInformation cobtained cthrough cthe csenses.
evidence c- c ccorrect canswer- c cproof
Data c- c ccorrect canswer- c cFacts cand cstatistics ccollected ctogether cfor creference cor
canalysis
Big cBang cTheory c- c ccorrect canswer- c cCosmological cmodel cthat cexplains cthe
csudden cdevelopment cof cthe cuniverse cthrough cexpansion cfrom ca chot, cdense cstate.
plate ctectonics c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ctheory cstating cthat cthe cearth's csurface cis
cbroken cinto cplates cthat cmove.
atomic ctheory c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca ctheory cthat cstates cthat call cmatter cis ccomposed
cof ctiny cparticles ccalled catoms.
gram c- c ccorrect canswer- c ca cmetric cunit cof cmass cequal cto cone cthousandth cof ca
ckilogram.
meter c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cmeter cis cthe cbasic cunit cof clength cin cthe cSI csystem
cof cunits. c... cThe cprevious cdefinition cof cthe cmeter cwas cone cten-millionth cof cthe
cdistance cfrom cthe cgeographic cnorth cpole cto cthe cequator, cmeasured cover cthe
cearth's csurface cin ca ccircle crunning cthrough cParis, cFrance.
second c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSI cbase cunit cfor ctime
Celsius c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cunit cfor cmeasuring ctemperature; cOn cthis cscale
cwater cfreezes cat czero cand cboils cat c100.
Kelvin c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cSI cbase cunit cof ctemperature
liter c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBasic cunit cof cvolume cin cthe cmetric csystem
Metric cPrefixes c- c ccorrect canswer- c cGiga, cMega, cKilo, cdeci, ccenti, cmilli, cmicro,
cnano
derived cunit c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cunit cdefined cby ca ccombination cof cbase cunits
