WGU 165-Integrated Physical Sciences ACTUAL
EXAM TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (A+
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Physics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of forces, energy, motion
Chemistry - ANSWER✔✔-The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their
interactions to form substances
Earth science - ANSWER✔✔-The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and
processes that change Earth
essential attributes of science - ANSWER✔✔-Studies the natural world
Uses testable ideas
Relies on data from observations/experiments
Presented for evaluation by other scientists
Leads to further questions/research
variables - ANSWER✔✔-The changing quantities in an experiment
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,independent variable - ANSWER✔✔-What you change in an experiment on purpose
dependent variable - ANSWER✔✔-The variable that changes because of an
independent variable
control variable - ANSWER✔✔-The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be
either eliminated or kept constant
observational study - ANSWER✔✔-When systems are observed as they appear in
nature, researchers do not attempt to change them
physical model - ANSWER✔✔-A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary
system
conceptual model - ANSWER✔✔-A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen,
such as atoms
mathematical model - ANSWER✔✔-A model that treats physical objects/phenomena
using mathematical methods
computer model - ANSWER✔✔-A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer
principle of falsification - ANSWER✔✔-Principle that only falsifiable statements can be
subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis - ANSWER✔✔-A testable statement about how something in nature works
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, law - ANSWER✔✔-A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and
repeated experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what)
theory - ANSWER✔✔-A statement that explains a wide range of observations,
supported by a large body of scientific evidence (how/why)
meter - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of length
kilogram - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of mass
second - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of time
kelvin - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of temperature
Derived units - ANSWER✔✔-What is produced when the base units/quantities are
combined
Speed - ANSWER✔✔-The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Term for the amount of space an object occupies
Liquid displacement - ANSWER✔✔-Method of determining the volume of an object by
measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship - ANSWER✔✔-A relationship between two variables where
increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
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EXAM TEST QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) 2025 LATEST!!
Physics - ANSWER✔✔-The study of forces, energy, motion
Chemistry - ANSWER✔✔-The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their
interactions to form substances
Earth science - ANSWER✔✔-The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and
processes that change Earth
essential attributes of science - ANSWER✔✔-Studies the natural world
Uses testable ideas
Relies on data from observations/experiments
Presented for evaluation by other scientists
Leads to further questions/research
variables - ANSWER✔✔-The changing quantities in an experiment
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,independent variable - ANSWER✔✔-What you change in an experiment on purpose
dependent variable - ANSWER✔✔-The variable that changes because of an
independent variable
control variable - ANSWER✔✔-The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be
either eliminated or kept constant
observational study - ANSWER✔✔-When systems are observed as they appear in
nature, researchers do not attempt to change them
physical model - ANSWER✔✔-A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a planetary
system
conceptual model - ANSWER✔✔-A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen,
such as atoms
mathematical model - ANSWER✔✔-A model that treats physical objects/phenomena
using mathematical methods
computer model - ANSWER✔✔-A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer
principle of falsification - ANSWER✔✔-Principle that only falsifiable statements can be
subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis - ANSWER✔✔-A testable statement about how something in nature works
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, law - ANSWER✔✔-A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence and
repeated experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what)
theory - ANSWER✔✔-A statement that explains a wide range of observations,
supported by a large body of scientific evidence (how/why)
meter - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of length
kilogram - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of mass
second - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of time
kelvin - ANSWER✔✔-Base unit of temperature
Derived units - ANSWER✔✔-What is produced when the base units/quantities are
combined
Speed - ANSWER✔✔-The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval of time
Volume - ANSWER✔✔-Term for the amount of space an object occupies
Liquid displacement - ANSWER✔✔-Method of determining the volume of an object by
measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship - ANSWER✔✔-A relationship between two variables where
increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
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