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Actual WGU C165 Integrated Physical
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The study of forces, energy, motion - ANSWER ✔ - physics
Study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form various
substances. - ANSWER ✔ - Chemistry
Earth's structure and composition, as well as the processes that change Earth, such as volcanic
and seismic activity. - ANSWER ✔ - Earth Science
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space - ANSWER ✔ - astronomy
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. - ANSWER ✔ -
Science
A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another - ANSWER ✔ - Precision
Is a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural
phenomena? There are seven base units in the system, from which other units are derived.
Universal for comparing data. - ANSWER ✔ - SI
The sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics,
chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects. - ANSWER ✔ - physical science
The study of living things - ANSWER ✔ - life science
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An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. Or a condition that is being
held constant - ANSWER ✔ - controlled experiment
What is being changed - ANSWER ✔ - independent variable
What is being measured - ANSWER ✔ - dependent variable
In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison - ANSWER ✔ - control
Studies attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships. However, unlike experiments, the
researcher is not able to control (1) how subjects are assigned to groups and/or (2) which
treatments each group receives. ... Therefore, a sample survey is an example of an observational
study. - ANSWER ✔ - Observational experiment or study
A research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting - ANSWER ✔ - field study
Research done in a laboratory - ANSWER ✔ - laboratory study
A physical representation of an object. Prototypes and appearance models are physical models.
- ANSWER ✔ - Physical Model
A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized - ANSWER ✔ -
conceptual model
One or more equations that represent the way a system or process works - ANSWER ✔ -
mathematical model
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory - ANSWER ✔ - Hypothesis
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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. Explains why something
happened. - ANSWER ✔ - Theory
A law in science is a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal or
mathematical statement. Scientific laws (also known as natural laws) imply a cause and effect
between the observed elements and must always apply under the same conditions. Explains
how it happened not why. - ANSWER ✔ - Law
Information obtained through the senses. - ANSWER ✔ - Observation
Proof - ANSWER ✔ - evidence
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis - ANSWER ✔ - Data
Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through expansion
from a hot, dense state. - ANSWER ✔ - Big Bang Theory
A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. - ANSWER ✔ - plate
tectonics
A theory that states that all matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms. - ANSWER ✔ -
atomic theory
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. - ANSWER ✔ - gram
The meter is the basic unit of length in the SI system of units. ... The previous definition of the
meter was one ten-millionth of the distance from the geographic north pole to the equator,
measured over the earth's surface in a circle running through Paris, France. - ANSWER ✔ - meter
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Actual WGU C165 Integrated Physical
Sciences – Complete Exam Questions And
Answers
The study of forces, energy, motion - ANSWER ✔ - physics
Study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form various
substances. - ANSWER ✔ - Chemistry
Earth's structure and composition, as well as the processes that change Earth, such as volcanic
and seismic activity. - ANSWER ✔ - Earth Science
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space - ANSWER ✔ - astronomy
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. - ANSWER ✔ -
Science
A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another - ANSWER ✔ - Precision
Is a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural
phenomena? There are seven base units in the system, from which other units are derived.
Universal for comparing data. - ANSWER ✔ - SI
The sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics,
chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects. - ANSWER ✔ - physical science
The study of living things - ANSWER ✔ - life science
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An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. Or a condition that is being
held constant - ANSWER ✔ - controlled experiment
What is being changed - ANSWER ✔ - independent variable
What is being measured - ANSWER ✔ - dependent variable
In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison - ANSWER ✔ - control
Studies attempt to understand cause-and-effect relationships. However, unlike experiments, the
researcher is not able to control (1) how subjects are assigned to groups and/or (2) which
treatments each group receives. ... Therefore, a sample survey is an example of an observational
study. - ANSWER ✔ - Observational experiment or study
A research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting - ANSWER ✔ - field study
Research done in a laboratory - ANSWER ✔ - laboratory study
A physical representation of an object. Prototypes and appearance models are physical models.
- ANSWER ✔ - Physical Model
A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized - ANSWER ✔ -
conceptual model
One or more equations that represent the way a system or process works - ANSWER ✔ -
mathematical model
A testable prediction, often implied by a theory - ANSWER ✔ - Hypothesis
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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. Explains why something
happened. - ANSWER ✔ - Theory
A law in science is a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal or
mathematical statement. Scientific laws (also known as natural laws) imply a cause and effect
between the observed elements and must always apply under the same conditions. Explains
how it happened not why. - ANSWER ✔ - Law
Information obtained through the senses. - ANSWER ✔ - Observation
Proof - ANSWER ✔ - evidence
Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis - ANSWER ✔ - Data
Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through expansion
from a hot, dense state. - ANSWER ✔ - Big Bang Theory
A theory stating that the earth's surface is broken into plates that move. - ANSWER ✔ - plate
tectonics
A theory that states that all matter is composed of tiny particles called atoms. - ANSWER ✔ -
atomic theory
A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram. - ANSWER ✔ - gram
The meter is the basic unit of length in the SI system of units. ... The previous definition of the
meter was one ten-millionth of the distance from the geographic north pole to the equator,
measured over the earth's surface in a circle running through Paris, France. - ANSWER ✔ - meter
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