WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Exam 173
Questions with Verified Answers
The study of forces, energy, motion - CORRECT ANSWER Physics
The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form
substances - CORRECT ANSWER Chemistry
The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that change
Earth - CORRECT ANSWER Earth 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 - CORRECT ANSWER essential attributes of
science
The changing quantities in an experiment - CORRECT ANSWER variables
What you change in an experiment on purpose - CORRECT ANSWER independent
variable
The variable that changes because of an independent variable - CORRECT
ANSWER dependent variable
,The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either eliminated or kept
constant - CORRECT ANSWER control variable
When systems are observed as they appear in nature, researchers do not attempt
to change them - CORRECT ANSWER observational study
A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary system - CORRECT
ANSWER physical model
A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such as atoms - CORRECT
ANSWER conceptual model
A model that treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical methods -
CORRECT ANSWER mathematical model
A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer - CORRECT ANSWER
computer model
Principle that only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry -
CORRECT ANSWER principle of falsification
A testable statement about how something in nature works - CORRECT ANSWER
hypothesis
, A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and repeated
experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what) - CORRECT ANSWER
law
A statement that explains a wide range of observations, supported by a large body
of scientific evidence (how/why) - CORRECT ANSWER theory
Base unit of length - CORRECT ANSWER meter
Base unit of mass - CORRECT ANSWER kilogram
Base unit of time - CORRECT ANSWER second
Base unit of temperature - CORRECT ANSWER kelvin
What is produced when the base units/quantities are combined - CORRECT
ANSWER Derived units
The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time - CORRECT
ANSWER Speed
Term for the amount of space an object occupies - CORRECT ANSWER Volume
Method of determining the volume of an object by measuring the amount of
liquid it displaces - CORRECT ANSWER Liquid displacement
Questions with Verified Answers
The study of forces, energy, motion - CORRECT ANSWER Physics
The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form
substances - CORRECT ANSWER Chemistry
The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that change
Earth - CORRECT ANSWER Earth 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 - CORRECT ANSWER essential attributes of
science
The changing quantities in an experiment - CORRECT ANSWER variables
What you change in an experiment on purpose - CORRECT ANSWER independent
variable
The variable that changes because of an independent variable - CORRECT
ANSWER dependent variable
,The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either eliminated or kept
constant - CORRECT ANSWER control variable
When systems are observed as they appear in nature, researchers do not attempt
to change them - CORRECT ANSWER observational study
A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary system - CORRECT
ANSWER physical model
A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such as atoms - CORRECT
ANSWER conceptual model
A model that treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical methods -
CORRECT ANSWER mathematical model
A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer - CORRECT ANSWER
computer model
Principle that only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry -
CORRECT ANSWER principle of falsification
A testable statement about how something in nature works - CORRECT ANSWER
hypothesis
, A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and repeated
experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what) - CORRECT ANSWER
law
A statement that explains a wide range of observations, supported by a large body
of scientific evidence (how/why) - CORRECT ANSWER theory
Base unit of length - CORRECT ANSWER meter
Base unit of mass - CORRECT ANSWER kilogram
Base unit of time - CORRECT ANSWER second
Base unit of temperature - CORRECT ANSWER kelvin
What is produced when the base units/quantities are combined - CORRECT
ANSWER Derived units
The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time - CORRECT
ANSWER Speed
Term for the amount of space an object occupies - CORRECT ANSWER Volume
Method of determining the volume of an object by measuring the amount of
liquid it displaces - CORRECT ANSWER Liquid displacement
