Integrated Physical Science Vocabulary
C165 WGU Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
WaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANrepeatingNdisturbanceNthatNtransportsNenergyNfromNoneNplaceNtoNanotherNisNcalledNaNHint,Ndisp
layedNbelow
MechanicalNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
canNtravelNonlyNthroughNmatter.NInNotherNwords,NtheyNrequireNaNmediumNtoNtransportNtheNenergy
NofNtheNwave.
(oceanN&NsoundNwaves,Nvibration)
ElectromagneticNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
doNnotNrequireNaNmediumNtoNtransportNtheNenergyNofNtheNwave.NTheyNcanNtravelNbothNthroughNm
atterNandNthroughNaNvacuumN(inNtheNabsenceNofNmatter.)NAnNelectromagneticNwaveNisNaNcombinat
ionNofNanNoscillatingNelectricNfieldNandNanNoscillatingNmagneticNfield.
(EMNradiation,Nlight,Nphotons)
RadioNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
haveNtheNlongestNwavelengthsNofNallNEMNradiation,NlowestNfrequency,NlowestNenergyNofNallNEMs
MicrowaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-haveNwavelengthsNthatNareNshorterNthanNthoseNofNradioNwavesN
-
NhaveNhigherNfrequenciesNandNenergiesNthanNradioNwaves,NbutNlowerNthanNthoseNofNinfraredNradia
tion.
InfraredNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
(IR)NhasNwavelengthsNthatNareNlongerNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNlight,NbutNshorterNthanNthoseNofNmicro
waves.N
, -frequenciesNareNhigherNthanNthoseNofNmicrowaves,NbutNlowerNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNlight.N
-AlthoughNweNcannotNseeNthisNradiation,NweNcanNfeelNitNthroughNourNskinNasNheat.
VisibleNlightN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
isNaNveryNsmallNportionNofNtheNEMNspectrum.NItNincludesNallNofNtheNwavelengthsNofNlightNthatNtheNa
verageNunaidedNhumanNeyeNcanNdetect.
UltravioletNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
(UV)NhasNwavelengthsNthatNareNjustNshorterNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNvioletNlight,NbutNlongerNthanNth
oseNofNX-rays.N
-TheNgreatestNsourceNofNUVNradiationNonNtheNearthNisNtheNsun.N
-
UltravioletNradiationNisNinvisibleNtoNtheNhumanNeye.NHowever,NsomeNinsects,Nbirds,NandNreptilesNc
anNseeNit.
X-rayN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
haveNwavelengthsNthatNareNshorterNthanNUVNraysNbutNlongerNthanNgammaNrays.N
-haveNhigherNfrequenciesNandNhigherNenergiesNthanNultravioletNradiation.
GammaNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
areNproducedNinNnuclearNreactionsNandNexplosionsNofNgiantNstars
-haveNtheNshortestNwavelengthsNandNhighestNfrequenciesNandNenergiesNofNallNEMNradiation.
TransverseNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNoscillationNisNperpendicularN(toNtheNdirectionNtheNwaveNisNtraveling.N
C165 WGU Questions with Correct
Answers 2025
WaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANrepeatingNdisturbanceNthatNtransportsNenergyNfromNoneNplaceNtoNanotherNisNcalledNaNHint,Ndisp
layedNbelow
MechanicalNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
canNtravelNonlyNthroughNmatter.NInNotherNwords,NtheyNrequireNaNmediumNtoNtransportNtheNenergy
NofNtheNwave.
(oceanN&NsoundNwaves,Nvibration)
ElectromagneticNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
doNnotNrequireNaNmediumNtoNtransportNtheNenergyNofNtheNwave.NTheyNcanNtravelNbothNthroughNm
atterNandNthroughNaNvacuumN(inNtheNabsenceNofNmatter.)NAnNelectromagneticNwaveNisNaNcombinat
ionNofNanNoscillatingNelectricNfieldNandNanNoscillatingNmagneticNfield.
(EMNradiation,Nlight,Nphotons)
RadioNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
haveNtheNlongestNwavelengthsNofNallNEMNradiation,NlowestNfrequency,NlowestNenergyNofNallNEMs
MicrowaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-haveNwavelengthsNthatNareNshorterNthanNthoseNofNradioNwavesN
-
NhaveNhigherNfrequenciesNandNenergiesNthanNradioNwaves,NbutNlowerNthanNthoseNofNinfraredNradia
tion.
InfraredNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
(IR)NhasNwavelengthsNthatNareNlongerNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNlight,NbutNshorterNthanNthoseNofNmicro
waves.N
, -frequenciesNareNhigherNthanNthoseNofNmicrowaves,NbutNlowerNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNlight.N
-AlthoughNweNcannotNseeNthisNradiation,NweNcanNfeelNitNthroughNourNskinNasNheat.
VisibleNlightN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
isNaNveryNsmallNportionNofNtheNEMNspectrum.NItNincludesNallNofNtheNwavelengthsNofNlightNthatNtheNa
verageNunaidedNhumanNeyeNcanNdetect.
UltravioletNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
(UV)NhasNwavelengthsNthatNareNjustNshorterNthanNthoseNofNvisibleNvioletNlight,NbutNlongerNthanNth
oseNofNX-rays.N
-TheNgreatestNsourceNofNUVNradiationNonNtheNearthNisNtheNsun.N
-
UltravioletNradiationNisNinvisibleNtoNtheNhumanNeye.NHowever,NsomeNinsects,Nbirds,NandNreptilesNc
anNseeNit.
X-rayN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
haveNwavelengthsNthatNareNshorterNthanNUVNraysNbutNlongerNthanNgammaNrays.N
-haveNhigherNfrequenciesNandNhigherNenergiesNthanNultravioletNradiation.
GammaNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
areNproducedNinNnuclearNreactionsNandNexplosionsNofNgiantNstars
-haveNtheNshortestNwavelengthsNandNhighestNfrequenciesNandNenergiesNofNallNEMNradiation.
TransverseNwaveN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
theNoscillationNisNperpendicularN(toNtheNdirectionNtheNwaveNisNtraveling.N