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WGU D671 - ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
CURRICULUM | OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT |
{LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE
ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
What is the Milky Way? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A galaxy
What do scientists currently believe about how the universe started? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The universe began with a rapid expansion
event known as the Big Bang
Which astronomical structure contains our Solar System? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Milky Way Galaxy
What is the term for all of space and everything in it, including stars,
planets, galaxies, etc.? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Universe
Which of the following is a celestial object composed mainly of
hydrogen and helium, undergoing nuclear fusion in its core? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Star
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Which scientific concept explains the predictable patterns of
movement exhibited by Earth and other celestial bodies in the solar
system? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Conservation laws, including the
conservation of angular momentum, help explain the predictable
patterns of movement in celestial bodies.
What astronomical events are caused by the relative positions of the
sun, the moon, and Earth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lunar and solar
eclipses
What are the phases of the moon? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > New
Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter: Half of the moon is illuminated on the right side.
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter: Half of the moon is illuminated on the left side.
Waning Crescent
Which of the following correctly places the planets in order by their
distance from the sun? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter
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What natural satellite orbits Earth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Moon
Which term describes a large celestial body that orbits a star and does
not produce its own light? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Planet
What force holds objects to the surface of Earth and keeps celestial
bodies in orbit around larger bodies? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Gravity
True or False: Core samples drilled from the Earth are the only way to
reconstruct Earth's history. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: While core
samples provide valuable information about Earth's history, other
methods such as studying rock formations, fossils, and radiometric
dating also contribute to our understanding.
True or False: Radiometric dating is the process for identifying fossils -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: Radiometric dating is used to determine
the age of rocks and fossils, not to identify them.
What geological era is known as the "Age of Dinosaurs"? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Mesozoic Era
WGU D671 - ELEMENTARY SCIENCE
CURRICULUM | OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT |
{LATEST 2026/ 2027 UPDATE} COMPLETE
ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | BRAND NEW!
What is the Milky Way? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A galaxy
What do scientists currently believe about how the universe started? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The universe began with a rapid expansion
event known as the Big Bang
Which astronomical structure contains our Solar System? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Milky Way Galaxy
What is the term for all of space and everything in it, including stars,
planets, galaxies, etc.? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Universe
Which of the following is a celestial object composed mainly of
hydrogen and helium, undergoing nuclear fusion in its core? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Star
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Which scientific concept explains the predictable patterns of
movement exhibited by Earth and other celestial bodies in the solar
system? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Conservation laws, including the
conservation of angular momentum, help explain the predictable
patterns of movement in celestial bodies.
What astronomical events are caused by the relative positions of the
sun, the moon, and Earth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Lunar and solar
eclipses
What are the phases of the moon? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > New
Moon
Waxing Crescent
First Quarter: Half of the moon is illuminated on the right side.
Waxing Gibbous
Full Moon
Waning Gibbous
Last Quarter: Half of the moon is illuminated on the left side.
Waning Crescent
Which of the following correctly places the planets in order by their
distance from the sun? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter
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What natural satellite orbits Earth? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Moon
Which term describes a large celestial body that orbits a star and does
not produce its own light? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Planet
What force holds objects to the surface of Earth and keeps celestial
bodies in orbit around larger bodies? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Gravity
True or False: Core samples drilled from the Earth are the only way to
reconstruct Earth's history. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: While core
samples provide valuable information about Earth's history, other
methods such as studying rock formations, fossils, and radiometric
dating also contribute to our understanding.
True or False: Radiometric dating is the process for identifying fossils -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > False: Radiometric dating is used to determine
the age of rocks and fossils, not to identify them.
What geological era is known as the "Age of Dinosaurs"? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Mesozoic Era
