C165 WGU INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Earth's outer core is liquid MOSTLY because of its ( correct answers )
temperature
Some large rivers, such as the MS River, form a delta where they meet the
ocean,
land forming
with that extends into the sea. The formation of the delta is
the result
erosion upstream
of where the flow is energetic and _____ where the flow is
(less
correct
rapid.answers )
deposition
Which type of rock is formed when sand, silt, clay, gravel, and
cobbles become
physically cemented or chemically fused together into hard rock?
( correct answers )
Sedimentar
y
Which force caused the hydrogen, helium, and lithium formed from the
big bang
collect andto form stars, planets, and other objects, as well as to form
the elements
other than hydrogen making up these objects? ( correct answers )
Gravity
Which process generates the energy that stars emit? ( correct
answers ) orFusion
hydrogen other of
small nuclei to form larger
nuclei
Which effect is NOT caused by gravity? ( correct answers ) A planet's
retaining thermal
atmosphere
energy
Which property characterizes the outer planets compared to the inner
planets?answers ) Gaseous and less
correct (
dense
When it is winter in New York City, which season is it in New Zealand,
which isSouthern
Earth's in Hemisphere? ( correct answers )
Summer
The hottest part of Earth's interior is its ____. ( correct answers )
inner core
A meander in a river develops primarily from _____. ( correct answers )
erosion
the sideonof the river where flow is faster and deposition on the
opposite side.
Many cycles of water getting into a rock and expanding by freezing
have produced
large cracks. This is an example of __________. ( correct answers )
physical
weatherin
g
GRADED
A+
, The dust bowl occurred during the 1930s in the Midwest when a drought
killed
the crops
mostinofthe region. Which agent of erosion was most important in
causing
of the loose,
the loss
dry soil left behind? ( correct
answers ) Wind
Which statement about glaciers is the MOST accurate? ( correct
answers ) Glaciers flow and reshape their surroundings by erosion,
weathering, and deposition.
Which conditions are needed for a sand dune to form? ( correct
answers ) Lots of loose sand, an obstacle, wind
What is an example of a ( correct answers ) Calcite (composed of
mineral?
carbonat calcium
e)
A geologist notices that four layers of rock are stacked directly on top of
eachgeologist
The other. labels the top layer as 1 and the bottom
layer as ( correct answers )
oldest? 4. Which layer is the
4
Which statement about fossils is correct? ( correct answers ) The fossil
record is incomplete because most organisms simply die and decay.
What does the term Pangaea refer to? ( correct answers ) The
landmass that all of Earth's continents were once joined together to form
At which location are volcanoes and strong earthquakes likely? ( correct
answers ) At boundaries between converging tectonic plates
Which kind of plate boundary occurs where the plates slide past
each other?
( correct answers ) Transform
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the lowest density?( correct
answers ) Exosphere
In which layer of Earth's atmosphere do storms and other weather
phenomena occur? ( correct answers ) Troposphere
The atmospheric pressure meteorologists refer to in speaking of weather is
__________. ( correct answers ) the force from the air divided by the area
on which it acts correct
The trade winds are prevailing winds that blow over long distances. Their
paths curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Which process causes their paths to curve? ( correct answers ) Earth
spinning on its axis
GRADED
A+
SCIENCES EXAM WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
Earth's outer core is liquid MOSTLY because of its ( correct answers )
temperature
Some large rivers, such as the MS River, form a delta where they meet the
ocean,
land forming
with that extends into the sea. The formation of the delta is
the result
erosion upstream
of where the flow is energetic and _____ where the flow is
(less
correct
rapid.answers )
deposition
Which type of rock is formed when sand, silt, clay, gravel, and
cobbles become
physically cemented or chemically fused together into hard rock?
( correct answers )
Sedimentar
y
Which force caused the hydrogen, helium, and lithium formed from the
big bang
collect andto form stars, planets, and other objects, as well as to form
the elements
other than hydrogen making up these objects? ( correct answers )
Gravity
Which process generates the energy that stars emit? ( correct
answers ) orFusion
hydrogen other of
small nuclei to form larger
nuclei
Which effect is NOT caused by gravity? ( correct answers ) A planet's
retaining thermal
atmosphere
energy
Which property characterizes the outer planets compared to the inner
planets?answers ) Gaseous and less
correct (
dense
When it is winter in New York City, which season is it in New Zealand,
which isSouthern
Earth's in Hemisphere? ( correct answers )
Summer
The hottest part of Earth's interior is its ____. ( correct answers )
inner core
A meander in a river develops primarily from _____. ( correct answers )
erosion
the sideonof the river where flow is faster and deposition on the
opposite side.
Many cycles of water getting into a rock and expanding by freezing
have produced
large cracks. This is an example of __________. ( correct answers )
physical
weatherin
g
GRADED
A+
, The dust bowl occurred during the 1930s in the Midwest when a drought
killed
the crops
mostinofthe region. Which agent of erosion was most important in
causing
of the loose,
the loss
dry soil left behind? ( correct
answers ) Wind
Which statement about glaciers is the MOST accurate? ( correct
answers ) Glaciers flow and reshape their surroundings by erosion,
weathering, and deposition.
Which conditions are needed for a sand dune to form? ( correct
answers ) Lots of loose sand, an obstacle, wind
What is an example of a ( correct answers ) Calcite (composed of
mineral?
carbonat calcium
e)
A geologist notices that four layers of rock are stacked directly on top of
eachgeologist
The other. labels the top layer as 1 and the bottom
layer as ( correct answers )
oldest? 4. Which layer is the
4
Which statement about fossils is correct? ( correct answers ) The fossil
record is incomplete because most organisms simply die and decay.
What does the term Pangaea refer to? ( correct answers ) The
landmass that all of Earth's continents were once joined together to form
At which location are volcanoes and strong earthquakes likely? ( correct
answers ) At boundaries between converging tectonic plates
Which kind of plate boundary occurs where the plates slide past
each other?
( correct answers ) Transform
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere has the lowest density?( correct
answers ) Exosphere
In which layer of Earth's atmosphere do storms and other weather
phenomena occur? ( correct answers ) Troposphere
The atmospheric pressure meteorologists refer to in speaking of weather is
__________. ( correct answers ) the force from the air divided by the area
on which it acts correct
The trade winds are prevailing winds that blow over long distances. Their
paths curve to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Which process causes their paths to curve? ( correct answers ) Earth
spinning on its axis
GRADED
A+
