WGU C165 OA - Integrated Physical
Science Set Test Questions And
Revised Correct Answers
Updated & Already Passed
B
Which of the following would NOT be a primary
investigation in physics?
A. What keeps a bicycle from falling over
B. what reactions occur that cause wood to burn in a
fire place.
C. How rainbows form
D. Why you can skate across ice
A and B
Which of the following is a primary investigation in
Earth science? (Select all that apply.)
A. the information of mountain ranges, both above
and under the ocean
B. the composition of Earth's interior
C. How magnetism can be used to image the body.
,D. Animal and plant life on an island in the Pacific
Ocean.
A and B
A scientist is studying how ice crystals form in cirrus
(thin, wispy) clouds. Which field(s) of science is she
studying?
A. Physics
B. Earth Science
C. Both
C
Fossil fuels are organic materials formed over
millions of years from dead plants and animals that
were subjected to extreme temperatures and
pressures in Earth's crust. Which of the following
sciences are BEST used to explain how fossil fuels
formed?
A. Only chemistry and Earth science
B. only biology and Earth science
C. physics, chemistry and Earth science
D. only physics and Earth science
D
Which fossil fuels burn their organic molecules
interact with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and
water. Which of the following sciences is BEST used
,to explain how fossil fuels burn?
A. Earth science
B. Physics
C. Biology
D. Chemistry
C
All of the following are studied by physical science
EXCEPT __________?
A. How lightning bolts form
B. the development of sugar substitutes that do not
alter food taste
C. the feeding patterns of whales
D. an explosion of a distant star
E. an earthquake happening in the Pacific Ocean
B
In general, metal wires expand when they are
heated. To test this, you heat a piece of wire and
then measure how much the wire's length changed
as a result of the temperature change. In this
experiment, the wire's temp is
A. A dependent variable
B. An independent variable
A
, In the previous experiment, the wire's length is an
example of
A. A dependent variable
B. An independent variable
D
Which of the following is NOT an example of a field
study?
A. You climb on top of a mountain to study how a
rock formation originated.
B. You notice fewer fish in the pond behind your
home. So, you measure the pH of the pond water to
check for any pollutants.
C. Scientists in Tokyo measure the speed of seismic
waves propagating from below Arkansas through the
Earth's crust.
D. Scientists combine two organic substances in a
test tube and measure the amount of product that
forms.
C - The researchers were observing a natural
occurrence and did not have any control over it.
The first evidence that light has a finite speed and
does not travel from place to place instantaneously
came in the 17th century from observations that
Jupiter's moons appear later when Jupiter is farther
Science Set Test Questions And
Revised Correct Answers
Updated & Already Passed
B
Which of the following would NOT be a primary
investigation in physics?
A. What keeps a bicycle from falling over
B. what reactions occur that cause wood to burn in a
fire place.
C. How rainbows form
D. Why you can skate across ice
A and B
Which of the following is a primary investigation in
Earth science? (Select all that apply.)
A. the information of mountain ranges, both above
and under the ocean
B. the composition of Earth's interior
C. How magnetism can be used to image the body.
,D. Animal and plant life on an island in the Pacific
Ocean.
A and B
A scientist is studying how ice crystals form in cirrus
(thin, wispy) clouds. Which field(s) of science is she
studying?
A. Physics
B. Earth Science
C. Both
C
Fossil fuels are organic materials formed over
millions of years from dead plants and animals that
were subjected to extreme temperatures and
pressures in Earth's crust. Which of the following
sciences are BEST used to explain how fossil fuels
formed?
A. Only chemistry and Earth science
B. only biology and Earth science
C. physics, chemistry and Earth science
D. only physics and Earth science
D
Which fossil fuels burn their organic molecules
interact with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and
water. Which of the following sciences is BEST used
,to explain how fossil fuels burn?
A. Earth science
B. Physics
C. Biology
D. Chemistry
C
All of the following are studied by physical science
EXCEPT __________?
A. How lightning bolts form
B. the development of sugar substitutes that do not
alter food taste
C. the feeding patterns of whales
D. an explosion of a distant star
E. an earthquake happening in the Pacific Ocean
B
In general, metal wires expand when they are
heated. To test this, you heat a piece of wire and
then measure how much the wire's length changed
as a result of the temperature change. In this
experiment, the wire's temp is
A. A dependent variable
B. An independent variable
A
, In the previous experiment, the wire's length is an
example of
A. A dependent variable
B. An independent variable
D
Which of the following is NOT an example of a field
study?
A. You climb on top of a mountain to study how a
rock formation originated.
B. You notice fewer fish in the pond behind your
home. So, you measure the pH of the pond water to
check for any pollutants.
C. Scientists in Tokyo measure the speed of seismic
waves propagating from below Arkansas through the
Earth's crust.
D. Scientists combine two organic substances in a
test tube and measure the amount of product that
forms.
C - The researchers were observing a natural
occurrence and did not have any control over it.
The first evidence that light has a finite speed and
does not travel from place to place instantaneously
came in the 17th century from observations that
Jupiter's moons appear later when Jupiter is farther
