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WGU C165 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRE-
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| C165
INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA AND PA EXAM
WITH 650 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!)
Speed .....ANSWER..... how fast an object is moving
Which of the following statements BEST describes the locations of
volcanoes? .....ANSWER..... Most volcanoes are located along the
edges of some continents or in chains off the coast of continents.
Some plate boundaries have .....ANSWER..... active volcanoes but
some don't, and almost all volcanoes are at boundaries.
The typical speed of a plate is .....ANSWER..... a few centimeters
per year.
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An atmospheric instability causes a column of air to rotate.
.....ANSWER..... Tornado
A moist mass of air over warm ocean water condenses as it rises,
forming a massive spinning storm. .....ANSWER..... hurricane
This type of storm is common at cold fronts and often produces
lightning. .....ANSWER..... Thunderstorms
This is the most violent storm on Earth. .....ANSWER..... tornadoes.
A hurricane has an .....ANSWER..... eye in the center that is very
calm.
Lightning is an .....ANSWER..... electric glow that can be seen
during a storm.
Differences in temperature within Earth and within the plates
result in .....ANSWER..... processes that move plates.
A low-lying cloud of small water droplets that reduces visibility
to less than 1 km (0.62 mi) is called .....ANSWER..... fog
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Which radiation can greenhouse gases absorb that nitrogen and
oxygen cannot? .....ANSWER..... Greenhouse gases can absorb
infrared radiation, which nitrogen and oxygen cannot.
Which of the following are considered greenhouse gases?
.....ANSWER..... carbon dioxide and methane
Which kind of plate boundary produced the Himalayas?
.....ANSWER..... Two plates pushed into each other to push the
land upward and generate a mountain range.
Greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere .....ANSWER..... absorb
infrared radiation emitted by the ground.
After absorbing incoming solar radiation, Earth emits mostly
__________, which is the radiation associated with heat.
.....ANSWER..... infrared radiation
The greenhouse effect __________. .....ANSWER..... helps keep
Earth's surface sufficiently warm for life to exist
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The greenhouse effect occurs because greenhouse gases
__________. .....ANSWER..... absorb infrared radiation emitted
by the surface
If more water vapor was present in Earth's atmosphere, what
would happen to Earth's temperature? .....ANSWER..... The
temperature would increase.
The most abundant greenhouse gas in volcanic eruptions is
__________. .....ANSWER..... water vapor
Solar radiation __________. .....ANSWER..... has been increasing
over the past several billion years
Which of the following is a natural process that adds carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere? .....ANSWER..... respiration
Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and cutting
down forests .....ANSWER..... increases the rate of global
warming.
WGU C165 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRE-
ASSESSMENT NEWEST 2025 TEST BANK| C165
INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA AND PA EXAM
WITH 650 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST
RECENT!!)
Speed .....ANSWER..... how fast an object is moving
Which of the following statements BEST describes the locations of
volcanoes? .....ANSWER..... Most volcanoes are located along the
edges of some continents or in chains off the coast of continents.
Some plate boundaries have .....ANSWER..... active volcanoes but
some don't, and almost all volcanoes are at boundaries.
The typical speed of a plate is .....ANSWER..... a few centimeters
per year.
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An atmospheric instability causes a column of air to rotate.
.....ANSWER..... Tornado
A moist mass of air over warm ocean water condenses as it rises,
forming a massive spinning storm. .....ANSWER..... hurricane
This type of storm is common at cold fronts and often produces
lightning. .....ANSWER..... Thunderstorms
This is the most violent storm on Earth. .....ANSWER..... tornadoes.
A hurricane has an .....ANSWER..... eye in the center that is very
calm.
Lightning is an .....ANSWER..... electric glow that can be seen
during a storm.
Differences in temperature within Earth and within the plates
result in .....ANSWER..... processes that move plates.
A low-lying cloud of small water droplets that reduces visibility
to less than 1 km (0.62 mi) is called .....ANSWER..... fog
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Which radiation can greenhouse gases absorb that nitrogen and
oxygen cannot? .....ANSWER..... Greenhouse gases can absorb
infrared radiation, which nitrogen and oxygen cannot.
Which of the following are considered greenhouse gases?
.....ANSWER..... carbon dioxide and methane
Which kind of plate boundary produced the Himalayas?
.....ANSWER..... Two plates pushed into each other to push the
land upward and generate a mountain range.
Greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere .....ANSWER..... absorb
infrared radiation emitted by the ground.
After absorbing incoming solar radiation, Earth emits mostly
__________, which is the radiation associated with heat.
.....ANSWER..... infrared radiation
The greenhouse effect __________. .....ANSWER..... helps keep
Earth's surface sufficiently warm for life to exist
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The greenhouse effect occurs because greenhouse gases
__________. .....ANSWER..... absorb infrared radiation emitted
by the surface
If more water vapor was present in Earth's atmosphere, what
would happen to Earth's temperature? .....ANSWER..... The
temperature would increase.
The most abundant greenhouse gas in volcanic eruptions is
__________. .....ANSWER..... water vapor
Solar radiation __________. .....ANSWER..... has been increasing
over the past several billion years
Which of the following is a natural process that adds carbon
dioxide to the atmosphere? .....ANSWER..... respiration
Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and cutting
down forests .....ANSWER..... increases the rate of global
warming.
