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