WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences |
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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
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
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
inverse relationship - ANSWER A relationship between two variables where increasing one
decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity - ANSWER A combination of speed and direction
Acceleration - ANSWER Term for any change in an object's speed and/or direction
Force - ANSWER Term for a push or a pull with direction and magnitude. You may not feel it.
Net force - ANSWER The sum of all forces acting on an object
Questions and Answers Graded A+ Latest 2025|
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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
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
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
inverse relationship - ANSWER A relationship between two variables where increasing one
decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity - ANSWER A combination of speed and direction
Acceleration - ANSWER Term for any change in an object's speed and/or direction
Force - ANSWER Term for a push or a pull with direction and magnitude. You may not feel it.
Net force - ANSWER The sum of all forces acting on an object
