(Top QUALITY 2024/2025 EXAM REVIEW) WGU C165 Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+

WGU C165 Exam Review Questions and answers, rated A+ The study of energy and forces of matter - -Physics The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes; atoms, molecules and their interactions to form substances - -Chemistry the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space - -astronomy The scientific study of earth and the universe around it including structure, materials and processes - -Earth Science The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable whose effect is being studied. - - independent variable The measurable effect, outcome, or response in which the research is interested. - -dependent variable Structures that scientists build to represent something else. - -Physical Model a verbal or graphical explanation for how a system works or is organized - -conceptual model A description of a system using mathematical concepts and language like an equation. - - mathematical model a computer program that models an event or object - -computer model Only falsifiable statements can be subject to scientific inquiry - -principle of falsification a statement that is worded so that it is falsifiable, or disprovable, by experimental results - -falsifiable statement Concise statement that summarizes the results of many observations and experiments - -Law A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results. - -scientific theory The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that r