WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Questions with Correct Answers 2026

WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
Questions with Correct Answers 2026

Physics y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-The ystudy yof yforces, yenergy, ymotion



Chemistry y- y CORRECT yANSWER y -
The ystudy yof y atoms yand ymolecules, y their ystructures, y and ytheir y interactions yto yform
ysubstances




Earth y science y - y CORRECT yANSWER y -
The ystudy yof ythe yEarth's ystructure y and ycomposition, yand y processes ythat ychange y Earth



essential yattributes yof yscience y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Studies ythe ynatural

yworld yUses ytestable yideas

Relies yon ydata yfrom yobservations/experiments

yPresented yfor yevaluation yby yother yscientists

yLeads yto yfurther yquestions/research




variables y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y-The y changing yquantities y in y an y experiment



independent yvariable y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y-What yyou y change yin y an y experiment y on
ypurpose




dependent yvariable y- yCORRECT y ANSWER y -
The yvariable ythat ychanges y because y of y an yindependent y variable



control yvariable y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -
The yvariable(s) yyou ydon't ywant yto y study, yneed yto ybe yeither yeliminated yor ykept yconstant

,observational ystudy y- yCORRECT y ANSWER y-
When ysystems yare yobserved yas ythey yappear yin ynature, yresearchers ydo ynot yattempt yto
ychange yth yem




physical ymodel y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y-
A ymodel yof y a yphysical y phenomenon, y such y as y a yplanetary y system



conceptual y model y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -
A y model yused y to y visualize y things ythat y cannot y be yseen, y such y as y atoms



mathematical ymodel y- yCORRECT y ANSWER y-
A ymodel ythat ytreats yphysical yobjects/phenomena yusing ymathematical ymethods



computer y model y- yCORRECT y ANSWER y-A ydetailed, ycomplex ymodel ycalculated y by ya
y computer




principle yof yfalsification y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
Principle ythat yonly yfalsifiable y statements ycan ybe ysubject yto yscientific yinquiry



hypothesis y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-A ytestable ystatement yabout yhow ysomething yin ynature
yworks




law y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -
A yconcise ystatement ythat yis ysupported yby yscientific yevidence yand yrepeated yexperiments,
ydescri ybes ya ywidespread ypattern yin ynature y(what)




theory y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -
A ystatement ythat yexplains ya ywide yrange yof yobservations, ysupported yby ya ylarge ybody yof
yscientific yevidence y(how/why)




meter y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -Base y unit yof y length

, kilogram y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -Base yunit yof ymass



second y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -Base y unit y of y time



kelvin y - y CORRECT y ANSWER y -Base yunit yof y temperature



Derived y units y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -
What yis y produced ywhen y the y base yunits/quantities yare y combined



Speed y- y CORRECT y ANSWER y -The yname yfor ythe ydistance y traveled ydivided yby yan y interval yof
ytime




Volume y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Term yfor ythe yamount yof y space yan yobject yoccupies



Liquid ydisplacement y - yCORRECT y ANSWER y-
Method y of y determining y the y volume y of y an y object yby y measuring ythe yamount y of y liquid y it
ydisplaces




direct yrelationship y- yCORRECT y ANSWER y-
A yrelationship ybetween ytwo yvariables ywhere yincreasing yone yincreases ythe yother, yand yvice
yversa




inverse yrelationship y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-
A yrelationship ybetween ytwo yvariables ywhere yincreasing yone ydecreases ythe yother, yand yvice
yversa




Velocity y- y CORRECT yANSWER y -A ycombination yof y speed yand y direction



Acceleration y- yCORRECT yANSWER y-Term yfor yany ychange y in yan yobject's yspeed yand/or
ydirection