WGU C165 Integrated Physical Science
Questions and Answers
1. physics
Answer the study of forces, energy, motion
2. Chemistry
Answer study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form various
substances.
3. Earth Science
Answer Earth's structure and composition, as well as the processes that change Earth, such as
volcanic
and seismic activity.
4. astronomy
Answer The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
5. Science
Answer An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
6. Precision
Answer a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
,7. SI
Answer is a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural
phenomena. There are
seven base units in the system, from which other units are derived. Universal for comparing data.
8. physical science
Answer the sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics,
chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects.
9. life science
Answer the study of living things
10. controlled experiment
Answer An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. Or a condition
that is being held constant
11. independent variable
Answer what is being changed
12. dependent variable
Answer what is being measured
13. control
Answer In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
,14. Observational experiment or study
Answer studies attempt to understand cause-and-effect relation-
ships. However, unlike experiments, the researcher is not able to control (1) how subjects are assigned to
groups and/or
(2) which treatments each group receives. Therefore, a sample survey is an example of an observational
study.
15. field study
Answer a research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting
16. laboratory study
Answer Research done in a laboratory
17. Physical Model
Answer A physical representation of an object. Prototypes and appearance models are physical
models.
18. conceptual model
Answer a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized
19. mathematical model
Answer one or more equations that represent the way a system or process works
20. Hypothesis
Answer A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
, 21. Theory
Answer A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. Explains why something
happened.
22. Law
Answer A law in science is a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal
or mathematical
statement. Scientific laws (also known as natural laws) imply a cause and effect between the observed
elements and must always apply under the same conditions. Explains how it happened not why.
23. Observation
Answer Information obtained through the senses.
24. evidence
Answer proof
25. Data
Answer Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
26. Big Bang Theory
Answer Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through
expansion from a hot, dense state.
Questions and Answers
1. physics
Answer the study of forces, energy, motion
2. Chemistry
Answer study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their interactions to form various
substances.
3. Earth Science
Answer Earth's structure and composition, as well as the processes that change Earth, such as
volcanic
and seismic activity.
4. astronomy
Answer The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
5. Science
Answer An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world.
6. Precision
Answer a measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another
,7. SI
Answer is a scientific method of expressing the magnitudes or quantities of important natural
phenomena. There are
seven base units in the system, from which other units are derived. Universal for comparing data.
8. physical science
Answer the sciences concerned with the study of inanimate natural objects, including physics,
chemistry, astronomy, and related subjects.
9. life science
Answer the study of living things
10. controlled experiment
Answer An experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time. Or a condition
that is being held constant
11. independent variable
Answer what is being changed
12. dependent variable
Answer what is being measured
13. control
Answer In an experiment, the standard that is used for comparison
,14. Observational experiment or study
Answer studies attempt to understand cause-and-effect relation-
ships. However, unlike experiments, the researcher is not able to control (1) how subjects are assigned to
groups and/or
(2) which treatments each group receives. Therefore, a sample survey is an example of an observational
study.
15. field study
Answer a research investigation carried out in a naturally occurring setting
16. laboratory study
Answer Research done in a laboratory
17. Physical Model
Answer A physical representation of an object. Prototypes and appearance models are physical
models.
18. conceptual model
Answer a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized
19. mathematical model
Answer one or more equations that represent the way a system or process works
20. Hypothesis
Answer A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
, 21. Theory
Answer A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. Explains why something
happened.
22. Law
Answer A law in science is a generalized rule to explain a body of observations in the form of a verbal
or mathematical
statement. Scientific laws (also known as natural laws) imply a cause and effect between the observed
elements and must always apply under the same conditions. Explains how it happened not why.
23. Observation
Answer Information obtained through the senses.
24. evidence
Answer proof
25. Data
Answer Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis
26. Big Bang Theory
Answer Cosmological model that explains the sudden development of the universe through
expansion from a hot, dense state.
