C165 EXAM: WGU C165 INTEGRATED
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
macroscopic properties - CORRECT ANSWERS- The properties
observed when a large number of particles interact
microscopic properties - CORRECT ANSWERS- Properties at the
small scale, such as properties of atoms and molecules
essential attributes of science - CORRECT ANSWERS- Studies the
natural world
Uses testable ideas
Relies on data from observations/experiments
Presented for evaluation by other scientists
Leads to further questions/research
Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of forces, energy,
motion
Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of atoms and
molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form
substances
,Earth science - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of the Earth's
structure and composition, and processes that change Earth
malleability - CORRECT ANSWERS- The ability to be shaped by
pounding without breaking apart
ductility - CORRECT ANSWERS- The ability to be stretched into
wire
nonmetals - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for elements with
electrons very tightly associated with the nucleus
metalloids - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for elements that are
shiny like metal but have intermediate electrical conductivity (i.e.
semiconductors)
law of conservation of matter - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the
fact that matter cannot be created/destroyed, but can be
converted between forms through physical or chemical changes
coefficient - CORRECT ANSWERS- Number used to indicate the
ratio of chemicals in a reaction, written before chemical formula
Temperature - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the measure of the
average kinetic energy per particle
, Thermal energy - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the total energy
in the particles of an object
nebula - CORRECT ANSWERS- A cloud of gasses and particles
nuclear fusion - CORRECT ANSWERS- Process where hydrogen
and other nuclei fuse together into larger nuclei
star - CORRECT ANSWERS- Celestial body that held together by
its own gravity that releases light and other forms of radiant
energy generated by nuclear fusion
galaxy - CORRECT ANSWERS- A collection of hundreds of billions
of stars that are clustered together by gravity
asteroids - CORRECT ANSWERS- Very small, rocky bodies that
orbit the sun
moon - CORRECT ANSWERS- A naturally formed object that orbits
a planet
comets - CORRECT ANSWERS- Relatively small, icy, dusty bodies
that travel around the sun in very elliptical orbits
crust - CORRECT ANSWERS- Thin, outermost rocky shell at the
surface of the earth
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS
macroscopic properties - CORRECT ANSWERS- The properties
observed when a large number of particles interact
microscopic properties - CORRECT ANSWERS- Properties at the
small scale, such as properties of atoms and molecules
essential attributes of science - CORRECT ANSWERS- Studies the
natural world
Uses testable ideas
Relies on data from observations/experiments
Presented for evaluation by other scientists
Leads to further questions/research
Physics - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of forces, energy,
motion
Chemistry - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of atoms and
molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form
substances
,Earth science - CORRECT ANSWERS- The study of the Earth's
structure and composition, and processes that change Earth
malleability - CORRECT ANSWERS- The ability to be shaped by
pounding without breaking apart
ductility - CORRECT ANSWERS- The ability to be stretched into
wire
nonmetals - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for elements with
electrons very tightly associated with the nucleus
metalloids - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for elements that are
shiny like metal but have intermediate electrical conductivity (i.e.
semiconductors)
law of conservation of matter - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the
fact that matter cannot be created/destroyed, but can be
converted between forms through physical or chemical changes
coefficient - CORRECT ANSWERS- Number used to indicate the
ratio of chemicals in a reaction, written before chemical formula
Temperature - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the measure of the
average kinetic energy per particle
, Thermal energy - CORRECT ANSWERS- Term for the total energy
in the particles of an object
nebula - CORRECT ANSWERS- A cloud of gasses and particles
nuclear fusion - CORRECT ANSWERS- Process where hydrogen
and other nuclei fuse together into larger nuclei
star - CORRECT ANSWERS- Celestial body that held together by
its own gravity that releases light and other forms of radiant
energy generated by nuclear fusion
galaxy - CORRECT ANSWERS- A collection of hundreds of billions
of stars that are clustered together by gravity
asteroids - CORRECT ANSWERS- Very small, rocky bodies that
orbit the sun
moon - CORRECT ANSWERS- A naturally formed object that orbits
a planet
comets - CORRECT ANSWERS- Relatively small, icy, dusty bodies
that travel around the sun in very elliptical orbits
crust - CORRECT ANSWERS- Thin, outermost rocky shell at the
surface of the earth
