WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
The study of forces, energy, motion ( Correct answers )
Physics
The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their
interactions (to
substances Correct
form answers )
Chemistry
The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that
change answers
Correct Earth ( ) Earth
science
Studies the natural
world
Uses testable
Relies on data from
ideas
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
Leads to further questions/research ( Correct answers ) essential
scientists
attributes of
scienc
e
The changing quantities in an experiment ( Correct answers )
variables
What you change in an experiment on purpose ( Correct answers )
variabl
independent
e
The variable that changes because of an independent variable
( Correct answers )
dependent
variable
The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either eliminated or
kept constant
Correct answers ( ) control
variable
When systems are observed as they appear in nature, researchers do not
attempt them
change to ( Correct answers )
observational study
A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary system
( Correct answers )
physical
model
A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such as atoms
)( Correct answers
conceptual
model
, A model that treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods ( Correct answers ) mathematical model
A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer ( Correct answers )
mode
computer
l
Principle that only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific
inquiry ( Correct answers ) principle of falsification
A testable statement about how something in nature works ( Correct
answers ) hypothesis
A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and repeated
experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what) ( Correct
answers ) law
A statement that explains a wide range of observations, supported by a
large body of scientific evidence (how/why) ( Correct answers ) theory
Base unit of length ( Correct answers )
meter
Base unit of mass ( Correct answers )
kilogram
Base unit of time ( Correct answers )
second
Base unit of temperature ( Correct answers )
kelvin
What is produced when the base units/quantities are combined ( Correct
answers ) Derived units
The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time
( Correct answers )
Spee
d
Term for the amount of space an object occupies ( Correct
answers ) Volume
Method of determining the volume of an object by measuring the
amount of liquid it displaces ( Correct answers ) Liquid displacement
A relationship between two variables where increasing one increases the
other, and vice versa ( Correct answers ) direct relationship
A relationship between two variables where increasing one decreases the
other, and vice versa ( Correct answers ) inverse relationship
A combination of speed and direction ( Correct answers )
Velocity
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
The study of forces, energy, motion ( Correct answers )
Physics
The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their
interactions (to
substances Correct
form answers )
Chemistry
The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and processes that
change answers
Correct Earth ( ) Earth
science
Studies the natural
world
Uses testable
Relies on data from
ideas
Presented for evaluation by other
observations/experiments
Leads to further questions/research ( Correct answers ) essential
scientists
attributes of
scienc
e
The changing quantities in an experiment ( Correct answers )
variables
What you change in an experiment on purpose ( Correct answers )
variabl
independent
e
The variable that changes because of an independent variable
( Correct answers )
dependent
variable
The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either eliminated or
kept constant
Correct answers ( ) control
variable
When systems are observed as they appear in nature, researchers do not
attempt them
change to ( Correct answers )
observational study
A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary system
( Correct answers )
physical
model
A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such as atoms
)( Correct answers
conceptual
model
, A model that treats physical objects/phenomena using mathematical
methods ( Correct answers ) mathematical model
A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer ( Correct answers )
mode
computer
l
Principle that only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific
inquiry ( Correct answers ) principle of falsification
A testable statement about how something in nature works ( Correct
answers ) hypothesis
A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and repeated
experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what) ( Correct
answers ) law
A statement that explains a wide range of observations, supported by a
large body of scientific evidence (how/why) ( Correct answers ) theory
Base unit of length ( Correct answers )
meter
Base unit of mass ( Correct answers )
kilogram
Base unit of time ( Correct answers )
second
Base unit of temperature ( Correct answers )
kelvin
What is produced when the base units/quantities are combined ( Correct
answers ) Derived units
The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time
( Correct answers )
Spee
d
Term for the amount of space an object occupies ( Correct
answers ) Volume
Method of determining the volume of an object by measuring the
amount of liquid it displaces ( Correct answers ) Liquid displacement
A relationship between two variables where increasing one increases the
other, and vice versa ( Correct answers ) direct relationship
A relationship between two variables where increasing one decreases the
other, and vice versa ( Correct answers ) inverse relationship
A combination of speed and direction ( Correct answers )
Velocity
