WGU - C165 PA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

WGU - C165 PA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
ANmathematicalNmodelNisNusedNtoNpredictNtheNtrajectoryNofNaNbulletNfiredNfromNaNgun.NWhichNdisc
iplineNofNphysicalNscienceNisNusedNtoNdevelopNthisNmodel?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Physics



AnNenvironmentalNscientistNmonitorsNpollutantsNinNaNlake.NWhichNtwoNdisciplinesNofNphysicalNscie
nceNdoesNthisNscientistNuse?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Chemistry,NEarthNScience



WhichNstudyNinvolvesNbothNEarthNscienceNandNphysics?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CalculatingNhowNmuchNenergyNisNassociatedNwithNaNhurricane



WhichNquestionNcouldNbeNansweredNwithNaNcontrolledNexperiment?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DoesNiceNmeltNfasterNinNanNemptyNglassNorNinNaNglassNfullNofNwater?



WhichNtopicNwouldNbeNappropriateNforNaNcontrolledNexperiment?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
DeterminingNhowNfastNdifferentNchemicalNpollutantsNdissolveNinNwater



WhichNquestionNrequiresNaNcontrolledNexperimentNtoNanswer?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhichNtypeNofNrockNcontainsNtheNmostNcalcium?



SirNIsaacNNewtonNdiscoveredNthatNtheNforceNofNgravityNbetweenNtwoNmassesNincreasesNifNtheNmas
sesNincrease,NandNdecreasesNifNtheNdistanceNbetweenNtheNmassesNincreases.NNoNexperimentsNhav
eNeverNcontradictedNthisNrelationship.NWhichNtypeNofNscientificNstatementNisNthis?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-Law




TheNwell-
acceptedNscientificNexplanationNforNmanyNcharacteristicsNofNEarth'sNcrustNstatesNthatNtheNcrustNisN
brokenNintoNseveralNlargeNplates.NTheseNplatesNmoveNslowlyNoverNtheNmantleNbelowNbecauseNofNc
onvectionNandNotherNprocesses.NEarthquakesNandNvolcanoesNareNmostNcommonNatNplacesNwhereN
theNplatesNinteract.NEvidenceNfromNphysics,Nchemistry,NandNgeologyNsupportsNthisNexplanation.NW
hichNtypeNofNscientificNideaNisNthisNexplanationNanNexampleNof?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-Theory

, ANstudentNproposesNthatNsugarNwillNdissolveNfasterNinNrubbingNalcoholNthanNinNwater.NTheNstudent
NreasonsNthatNsugarNandNrubbingNalcoholNbothNcontainNcarbonNsoNtheyNwillNmixNmoreNeasily.NWhic


hNtypeNofNscientificNideaNisNtheNstudent'sNproposalNanNexampleNof?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
Hypothesis



WhyNwasNtheNshrinkingNEarthNideaNreplacedNbyNtheNtheoryNofNplateNtectonics?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-


PlateNtectonicsNexplainedNobservationsNaboutNEarthNthatNtheNshrinkingNEarthNideaNcouldNnotNexpl
ain.



AstronomersNhaveNlongNacceptedNthatNplateNtectonicsNexistsNnowhereNinNourNsolarNsystemNexcept
NonNEarth.NInN2011,NaNscientistNanalyzedN100NNASA-space-


missionNphotographsNofNVallesNMarinerisNonNMars,NtheNlongestNknownNseriesNofNcanyonsNinNtheNs
olarNsystem.NTheNscientistNfoundNthatNVallesNMarinerisNshowedNfeaturesNfoundNonlyNinNlocationsN
onNEarthNwhereNmajorNtectonicNplatesNdivide.NWhatNwouldNbeNtheNappropriateNresponseNofNscien
tistsNtoNthisNinformation?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CarryNoutNfurtherNresearchNtoNgainNmoreNunderstandingNofNpossibleNplateNtectonicsNonNMars



AccordingNtoNtheNtheoryNofNplateNtectonics,NvolcanoesNareNespeciallyNlikelyNtoNformNalongNplateNb
oundariesNbecauseNofNrisingNmagma.NNewNsatelliteNdataNmappingNtheNoceanNfloorNrevealsNthousa
ndsNofNseamounts,NwhichNareNsmallNvolcanoes.NSomeNofNtheNseamountsNareNinNlinesNthatNcouldNc
orrespondNtoNpastNorNpresentNplateNboundaries,NbutNmanyNareNnotNalignedNinNthisNway.NHowNsho
uldNscientistsNappropriatelyNrespondNtoNtheNideaNthatNsomeNnewNmechanismNofNformingNtheNvolc
anoesNisNinvolved?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CarryNoutNmoreNresearchNtoNunderstandNbetterNhowNtheNseamountsNform



ForNmanyNdecades,NscientistsNthoughtNtheyNunderstoodNhowNozoneNbreaksNdownNinNtheNstratosp
here,NcreatingNozoneNholes.NHowever,NnewNdataNshowNsignificantlyNlowerNreactionNratesNthanNcan
NbeNexplainedNbyNtheNlong-


heldNmodel.NWhatNisNtheNappropriateNscientificNapproachNforNdealingNwithNthisNcontradiction?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN-ConductNadditionalNexperimentsNtoNconfirmNtheNnewNdata