WGU-C165: Integrated Physical Science
Exam With The Correct Answers
Chemistry: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof catoms cand cmolecules, ctheir
cstructures, cand ctheir cinteractions cto cform cvarious csubstances.
Physics: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cforces, cenergy cand cmotion.
Earth cScience: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThis cfield cfocuses con cEarth's cstructure cand
ccomposition, cas cwell cas cthe cprocesses cthat cchange cEarth, csuch cas cvolcanic cand
cseismic cactivity.
Physical cScience: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cscientific cstudy cof cnonliving cmatter. cEx:
cchemistry, cphysics, cand cEarth cscience.
Astronomy: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cthe cmoon, cstars, cand cother cobjects
cin cspace.
,Controlled cExperiment: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn cexperiment cin cwhich conly cone
cvariable cis cmanipulated cat ca ctime..
Independent cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cvariable cthat cis cmanipulated cin can
cexperiment.
Dependent cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe coutcome cfactor; cthe cvariable cthat
cmay cchange cin cresponse cto cmanipulations cof cthe cindependent cvariable.
Control cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cvariable cthat cis ckept cconstant cduring ca
ccontrolled cexperiment.
Observational cStudy: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe csystems care cobserved cas cthey
cappear cin cnature cand cresearchers cdo cnot cattempt cto cchange cthem.
Laboratory cExperiment: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cResearchers cstudy cthe csystem cof
cinterest cin ca chighly ccontrolled cartificial csetting c(lab).
Physical cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cphysical crepresentation cof can cobject. cEx:
cScaled cdown cversion cof cthe csolar csystem.
Conceptual cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cverbal cor cgraphical cexplanation cfor chow
ca csystem cworks cor cis corganized. cEx: cposters, ccharts.
Mathematical cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUses cdifferent cforms cof cdata cto crepresent
cthe cway ca csystem cor cprocess cworks. cEx: cformulas, cgraphs, cmathematical cmeans.
cEx: cF=ma c(formula).
Computer cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ccomputer cprogram cthat cmodels can cevent
cor cobject. cImportant cin cexplaining cand cpredicting cnatural cphenomena. cEx: cweather
cpatterns, csolar csystem.
Principle cof cFalsification: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cPrinciple cthat conly cfalsifiable
cstatements ccan cbe csubject cto cscientific cinquiry.
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.
Law: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cconcise cstatement cthat cis csupported cby cscientific
cevidence cand crepeated cexperiments. cDescribes ca cwidespread cpattern cin cnature.
cIntended cto cbe cuniversal.
, Scientific cInvestigation: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cScientists ctest ctheir cideas cwith ca
cvariety cof cdifferent ctypes cof cinvestigations. cEx: claboratories, ccontrolled cexperiments,
castronomy, cfield cstudies, cmodels.
SI cSystem: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cInternational cSystem cof cunits cbased con cthe cmetric
csystem cand cunits cderived cfrom cthe cmetric csystem.
Base cQuantities: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSeven cdesignated cphysical cquantities c(sets)
cfrom cwhich call cother cSI cquantities ccan cbe cderived. c
(1) cMeter c(m)-length
(2) cKilogram c(k)-mass
(3) cSecond c(s)-time
(4) cKelvin c(K)-temperature c
(5) cAmperes c(A)-"amp"-electric ccurrent
(6) cCandela c(cd)-light cintensity c
(7) cMoles c(mol)-amount cof csubstance
Time: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBase cquantity cthat cmeasures chow clong can cevent clasts
cor cthe cbreak cbetween cevents.
Length: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUsed cto cdescribe cthe cdistance cbetween ctwo cobjects,
cor cthe ctwo cends cof can cobject.
Mass: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUsed cto cdescribe cthe camount cof cmatter cin can cobject.
Temperature: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cmeasure cof chow chot cor ccold csomething cis.
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 cbase cunit cof clength cin cthe cmetric csystem. cUnit
csymbol c(m).
Liter: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBasic cunit cof cvolume cin cthe cmetric csystem. cUnit csymbol
c(l).
Second: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSI cbase cunit cfor ctime. cUnit csymbol c(s).
Kelvin: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSi cbase cunit cof ctemperature. cUnit csymbol c(K).
Mega: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix cone cmillion cof cthe cbase cunit. c10^6 cUnit
csymbol c(M).
Kilo: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix c1/1000 cor c10^3. cUnit csymbol c(k).
Deci: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix c1/10th cor c10^(-1) c(0.1). cUnit csymbol c(d).
Exam With The Correct Answers
Chemistry: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof catoms cand cmolecules, ctheir
cstructures, cand ctheir cinteractions cto cform cvarious csubstances.
Physics: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cforces, cenergy cand cmotion.
Earth cScience: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThis cfield cfocuses con cEarth's cstructure cand
ccomposition, cas cwell cas cthe cprocesses cthat cchange cEarth, csuch cas cvolcanic cand
cseismic cactivity.
Physical cScience: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cscientific cstudy cof cnonliving cmatter. cEx:
cchemistry, cphysics, cand cEarth cscience.
Astronomy: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cstudy cof cthe cmoon, cstars, cand cother cobjects
cin cspace.
,Controlled cExperiment: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cAn cexperiment cin cwhich conly cone
cvariable cis cmanipulated cat ca ctime..
Independent cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe cvariable cthat cis cmanipulated cin can
cexperiment.
Dependent cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe coutcome cfactor; cthe cvariable cthat
cmay cchange cin cresponse cto cmanipulations cof cthe cindependent cvariable.
Control cVariable: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cvariable cthat cis ckept cconstant cduring ca
ccontrolled cexperiment.
Observational cStudy: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cThe csystems care cobserved cas cthey
cappear cin cnature cand cresearchers cdo cnot cattempt cto cchange cthem.
Laboratory cExperiment: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cResearchers cstudy cthe csystem cof
cinterest cin ca chighly ccontrolled cartificial csetting c(lab).
Physical cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cphysical crepresentation cof can cobject. cEx:
cScaled cdown cversion cof cthe csolar csystem.
Conceptual cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cverbal cor cgraphical cexplanation cfor chow
ca csystem cworks cor cis corganized. cEx: cposters, ccharts.
Mathematical cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUses cdifferent cforms cof cdata cto crepresent
cthe cway ca csystem cor cprocess cworks. cEx: cformulas, cgraphs, cmathematical cmeans.
cEx: cF=ma c(formula).
Computer cModel: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA ccomputer cprogram cthat cmodels can cevent
cor cobject. cImportant cin cexplaining cand cpredicting cnatural cphenomena. cEx: cweather
cpatterns, csolar csystem.
Principle cof cFalsification: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cPrinciple cthat conly cfalsifiable
cstatements ccan cbe csubject cto cscientific cinquiry.
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.
Law: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cconcise cstatement cthat cis csupported cby cscientific
cevidence cand crepeated cexperiments. cDescribes ca cwidespread cpattern cin cnature.
cIntended cto cbe cuniversal.
, Scientific cInvestigation: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cScientists ctest ctheir cideas cwith ca
cvariety cof cdifferent ctypes cof cinvestigations. cEx: claboratories, ccontrolled cexperiments,
castronomy, cfield cstudies, cmodels.
SI cSystem: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cInternational cSystem cof cunits cbased con cthe cmetric
csystem cand cunits cderived cfrom cthe cmetric csystem.
Base cQuantities: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSeven cdesignated cphysical cquantities c(sets)
cfrom cwhich call cother cSI cquantities ccan cbe cderived. c
(1) cMeter c(m)-length
(2) cKilogram c(k)-mass
(3) cSecond c(s)-time
(4) cKelvin c(K)-temperature c
(5) cAmperes c(A)-"amp"-electric ccurrent
(6) cCandela c(cd)-light cintensity c
(7) cMoles c(mol)-amount cof csubstance
Time: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBase cquantity cthat cmeasures chow clong can cevent clasts
cor cthe cbreak cbetween cevents.
Length: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUsed cto cdescribe cthe cdistance cbetween ctwo cobjects,
cor cthe ctwo cends cof can cobject.
Mass: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cUsed cto cdescribe cthe camount cof cmatter cin can cobject.
Temperature: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cA cmeasure cof chow chot cor ccold csomething cis.
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 cbase cunit cof clength cin cthe cmetric csystem. cUnit
csymbol c(m).
Liter: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cBasic cunit cof cvolume cin cthe cmetric csystem. cUnit csymbol
c(l).
Second: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSI cbase cunit cfor ctime. cUnit csymbol c(s).
Kelvin: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cSi cbase cunit cof ctemperature. cUnit csymbol c(K).
Mega: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix cone cmillion cof cthe cbase cunit. c10^6 cUnit
csymbol c(M).
Kilo: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix c1/1000 cor c10^3. cUnit csymbol c(k).
Deci: c- c ccorrect canswer- c cMetric cprefix c1/10th cor c10^(-1) c(0.1). cUnit csymbol c(d).
