WGU C165 SECTION 1 TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The rHubble rtelescope rwas rlaunched rinto rorbit rto rtake rfar rsharper rimages rthan rpossible
r on r Eart
h. rIt rhas rsince rcollected rdata rthat rshow rsome rdistant rstars rto rhave rplanets. rWhat rtype rof
rscient rific rinvestigation rdoes rthis rdescribe? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-An robservational rstudy
The rstatement, r"The rtotal renergy rin ra rclosed rsystem rstays rconstant" ris rbased ron rmany
ryears rof rexperimental robservations. rwhat ris rthis rstatement ran rexample rof? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r-A rlaw
What ris ra rscientific rprocedure rdone rin rorder rto rtest ra rhypothesis? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r- ran rexperiment
At ra rscientific rconference ra rresearcher rsuggests rthat rfossil rfuels rdid rnot roriginate rfrom
rthe rdec romposition rof rorganic rmaterials rbut rinstead rwere rproduced rby rinorganic rmeans.
rwhat rdoes rthi rs rstatement rrepresent? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-A rhypothesis
How rdoes ra rhypothesis rcompare rwith ra rlaw? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
A rlaw ris rsupported rby rextensive revidence, rbut ra rhypothesis rhas rnot rbeen rtested renough
rto rbe rsupported rby rextensive revidence ryet.
how rdo rtheories rhelp rscientists? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-They rexplain rlarge ramounts rof
r data
Scientists rdiscovered rthat rthe rpressure, rvolume, rand rtemperature rof rany rgas rare rall
rrelated rby ra rsimple rmathematical requation rto ra rgood rapproximation raccording rto rall
ravailable revidence. rwhat ris rthis rrelationship ran rexample rof? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-A rlaw
, A rcar ris rmoving rforward, rand rits rbrakes rare rbeing rapplied. rWhich rstatement ris
rtrue? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-The rcar's rvelocity ris rforward rand rits racceleration ris
rbackward
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The rHubble rtelescope rwas rlaunched rinto rorbit rto rtake rfar rsharper rimages rthan rpossible
r on r Eart
h. rIt rhas rsince rcollected rdata rthat rshow rsome rdistant rstars rto rhave rplanets. rWhat rtype rof
rscient rific rinvestigation rdoes rthis rdescribe? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-An robservational rstudy
The rstatement, r"The rtotal renergy rin ra rclosed rsystem rstays rconstant" ris rbased ron rmany
ryears rof rexperimental robservations. rwhat ris rthis rstatement ran rexample rof? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r-A rlaw
What ris ra rscientific rprocedure rdone rin rorder rto rtest ra rhypothesis? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r- ran rexperiment
At ra rscientific rconference ra rresearcher rsuggests rthat rfossil rfuels rdid rnot roriginate rfrom
rthe rdec romposition rof rorganic rmaterials rbut rinstead rwere rproduced rby rinorganic rmeans.
rwhat rdoes rthi rs rstatement rrepresent? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-A rhypothesis
How rdoes ra rhypothesis rcompare rwith ra rlaw? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
A rlaw ris rsupported rby rextensive revidence, rbut ra rhypothesis rhas rnot rbeen rtested renough
rto rbe rsupported rby rextensive revidence ryet.
how rdo rtheories rhelp rscientists? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-They rexplain rlarge ramounts rof
r data
Scientists rdiscovered rthat rthe rpressure, rvolume, rand rtemperature rof rany rgas rare rall
rrelated rby ra rsimple rmathematical requation rto ra rgood rapproximation raccording rto rall
ravailable revidence. rwhat ris rthis rrelationship ran rexample rof? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-A rlaw
, A rcar ris rmoving rforward, rand rits rbrakes rare rbeing rapplied. rWhich rstatement ris
rtrue? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-The rcar's rvelocity ris rforward rand rits racceleration ris
rbackward
