WGU - C165 PA QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A rmathematical rmodel ris rused rto rpredict rthe rtrajectory rof ra rbullet rfired rfrom ra rgun.
rWhich rdisc ripline rof rphysical rscience ris rused rto rdevelop rthis rmodel? r- rCORRECT rANSWER
r-Physics
An renvironmental rscientist rmonitors rpollutants rin ra rlake. rWhich rtwo rdisciplines rof
rphysical rscie rnce rdoes rthis rscientist ruse? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-Chemistry, rEarth rScience
Which rstudy rinvolves rboth rEarth rscience rand rphysics? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
rCalculating rhow rmuch renergy ris rassociated rwith ra rhurricane
Which rquestion rcould rbe ranswered rwith ra rcontrolled rexperiment? r- rCORRECT rANSWER
r- rDoes rice rmelt rfaster rin ran rempty rglass ror rin ra rglass rfull rof rwater?
Which rtopic rwould rbe rappropriate rfor ra rcontrolled rexperiment? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
rDetermining rhow rfast rdifferent rchemical rpollutants rdissolve rin rwater
Which rquestion rrequires ra rcontrolled rexperiment rto ranswer? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r- rWhich rtype rof rrock rcontains rthe rmost rcalcium?
Sir rIsaac rNewton rdiscovered rthat rthe rforce rof rgravity rbetween rtwo rmasses rincreases rif
rthe rmas rses rincrease, rand rdecreases rif rthe rdistance rbetween rthe rmasses rincreases. rNo
rexperiments rhav re rever rcontradicted rthis rrelationship. rWhich rtype rof rscientific rstatement
ris rthis? r-
CORRECT rANSWER r-Law
The r well-
, accepted rscientific rexplanation rfor rmany rcharacteristics rof rEarth's rcrust rstates rthat rthe
rcrust ris rbroken rinto rseveral rlarge rplates. rThese rplates rmove rslowly rover rthe rmantle
rbelow rbecause rof rc ronvection rand rother rprocesses. rEarthquakes rand rvolcanoes rare rmost
rcommon rat rplaces rwhere rthe rplates rinteract. rEvidence rfrom rphysics, rchemistry, rand
rgeology rsupports rthis rexplanation. rW rhich rtype rof rscientific ridea ris rthis rexplanation ran
rexample rof? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-Theory
A rmathematical rmodel ris rused rto rpredict rthe rtrajectory rof ra rbullet rfired rfrom ra rgun.
rWhich rdisc ripline rof rphysical rscience ris rused rto rdevelop rthis rmodel? r- rCORRECT rANSWER
r-Physics
An renvironmental rscientist rmonitors rpollutants rin ra rlake. rWhich rtwo rdisciplines rof
rphysical rscie rnce rdoes rthis rscientist ruse? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-Chemistry, rEarth rScience
Which rstudy rinvolves rboth rEarth rscience rand rphysics? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
rCalculating rhow rmuch renergy ris rassociated rwith ra rhurricane
Which rquestion rcould rbe ranswered rwith ra rcontrolled rexperiment? r- rCORRECT rANSWER
r- rDoes rice rmelt rfaster rin ran rempty rglass ror rin ra rglass rfull rof rwater?
Which rtopic rwould rbe rappropriate rfor ra rcontrolled rexperiment? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-
rDetermining rhow rfast rdifferent rchemical rpollutants rdissolve rin rwater
Which rquestion rrequires ra rcontrolled rexperiment rto ranswer? r- rCORRECT
rANSWER r- rWhich rtype rof rrock rcontains rthe rmost rcalcium?
Sir rIsaac rNewton rdiscovered rthat rthe rforce rof rgravity rbetween rtwo rmasses rincreases rif
rthe rmas rses rincrease, rand rdecreases rif rthe rdistance rbetween rthe rmasses rincreases. rNo
rexperiments rhav re rever rcontradicted rthis rrelationship. rWhich rtype rof rscientific rstatement
ris rthis? r-
CORRECT rANSWER r-Law
The r well-
, accepted rscientific rexplanation rfor rmany rcharacteristics rof rEarth's rcrust rstates rthat rthe
rcrust ris rbroken rinto rseveral rlarge rplates. rThese rplates rmove rslowly rover rthe rmantle
rbelow rbecause rof rc ronvection rand rother rprocesses. rEarthquakes rand rvolcanoes rare rmost
rcommon rat rplaces rwhere rthe rplates rinteract. rEvidence rfrom rphysics, rchemistry, rand
rgeology rsupports rthis rexplanation. rW rhich rtype rof rscientific ridea ris rthis rexplanation ran
rexample rof? r- rCORRECT rANSWER r-Theory
