WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Practice Test
Questions and Answers
1. The study of energy and forces of matter✔✔ Physics
2. The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes: atoms, molecules, and their
interactions to form substances✔✔ Chemistry
3. the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space✔✔ astronomy
4. The scientific study of Earth and the universe around it, including structure, materials, and
processes✔✔ Earth Science
5. The manipulated experimental factor is the variable whose effect is being studied. ✔✔ independent
variable
6. The measurable effect, outcome, or response the research is interested in. ✔✔ dependent variable
7. Structures that scientists build to represent something else. ✔✔ Physical Model
8. A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized-✔✔ conceptual model
9. A description of a system using mathematical concepts and language like an equation. ✔✔
mathematical model
10. A computer program that models an event or object✔✔ computer model
11. Only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry✔✔ principle of falsification
12. A statement that is worded so that it is falsifiable, or disprovable, by experimental results✔✔
falsifiable statement
13. Concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments✔✔ Law 12
14. A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. ✔✔ scientific
theory
15. The theory is that the universe originated in a vast explosion that released all matter and energy.
✔✔ Big Bang Theory
16. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents. ✔✔ tectonic plates
17. The hypothesis is that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface. ✔✔ continental drift
18. International System of units based on the metric system and units derived from the metric
system✔✔ SI system
19. kilogram (kg)✔✔ SI unit for mass
20. meter (m)✔✔ SI unit for length
21. seconds (s)✔✔ SI unit for time
, 22. Kelvin (K)✔✔ SI unit for temperature
23. prefix used in the International System to indicate a power of 10✔✔ SI prefix
Questions and Answers
1. The study of energy and forces of matter✔✔ Physics
2. The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes: atoms, molecules, and their
interactions to form substances✔✔ Chemistry
3. the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space✔✔ astronomy
4. The scientific study of Earth and the universe around it, including structure, materials, and
processes✔✔ Earth Science
5. The manipulated experimental factor is the variable whose effect is being studied. ✔✔ independent
variable
6. The measurable effect, outcome, or response the research is interested in. ✔✔ dependent variable
7. Structures that scientists build to represent something else. ✔✔ Physical Model
8. A verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized-✔✔ conceptual model
9. A description of a system using mathematical concepts and language like an equation. ✔✔
mathematical model
10. A computer program that models an event or object✔✔ computer model
11. Only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry✔✔ principle of falsification
12. A statement that is worded so that it is falsifiable, or disprovable, by experimental results✔✔
falsifiable statement
13. Concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments✔✔ Law 12
14. A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. ✔✔ scientific
theory
15. The theory is that the universe originated in a vast explosion that released all matter and energy.
✔✔ Big Bang Theory
16. Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents. ✔✔ tectonic plates
17. The hypothesis is that the continents slowly move across the Earth's surface. ✔✔ continental drift
18. International System of units based on the metric system and units derived from the metric
system✔✔ SI system
19. kilogram (kg)✔✔ SI unit for mass
20. meter (m)✔✔ SI unit for length
21. seconds (s)✔✔ SI unit for time
, 22. Kelvin (K)✔✔ SI unit for temperature
23. prefix used in the International System to indicate a power of 10✔✔ SI prefix
