Integrated Physical Science Vocabulary C165 WGU Exam with Questions and Correct Answers 2025.

Integrated Physical Science Vocabulary
C165 WGU Exam with Questions and
Correct Answers 2025




Wave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-A ,repeating ,disturbance ,that ,transports ,energy ,from
,one ,place ,to ,another ,is ,called ,a ,Hint, ,displayed ,below


Mechanical ,wave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-can ,travel ,only ,through ,matter. ,In ,other
,words, ,they ,require ,a ,medium ,to ,transport ,the ,energy ,of ,the ,wave.
(ocean ,& ,sound ,waves, ,vibration)

Electromagnetic ,wave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-do ,not ,require ,a ,medium ,to ,transport
,the ,energy ,of ,the ,wave. ,They ,can ,travel ,both ,through ,matter ,and ,through ,a ,vacuum
,(in ,the ,absence ,of ,matter.) ,An ,electromagnetic ,wave ,is ,a ,combination ,of ,an
,oscillating ,electric ,field ,and ,an ,oscillating ,magnetic ,field.
(EM ,radiation, ,light, ,photons)

Radio ,wave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-have ,the ,longest ,wavelengths ,of ,all ,EM ,radiation,
,lowest ,frequency, ,lowest ,energy ,of ,all ,EMs


Microwave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-have ,wavelengths ,that ,are ,shorter ,than ,those ,of
,radio ,waves ,
- ,have ,higher ,frequencies ,and ,energies ,than ,radio ,waves, ,but ,lower ,than ,those ,of
,infrared ,radiation.


Infrared ,wave ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-(IR) ,has ,wavelengths ,that ,are ,longer ,than ,those
,of ,visible ,light, ,but ,shorter ,than ,those ,of ,microwaves. ,
-frequencies ,are ,higher ,than ,those ,of ,microwaves, ,but ,lower ,than ,those ,of ,visible
,light. ,
-Although ,we ,cannot ,see ,this ,radiation, ,we ,can ,feel ,it ,through ,our ,skin ,as ,heat.

Visible ,light ,- ,CORRECT ,ANSWER-is ,a ,very ,small ,portion ,of ,the ,EM ,spectrum. ,It
,includes ,all ,of ,the ,wavelengths ,of ,light ,that ,the ,average ,unaided ,human ,eye ,can
,detect.