WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES EXAM PREP FOR OA WITH 300 REAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WGU C165 OA PREP (BRAND NEW!)

WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Test Prep
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INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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Questiong1gofg14
AurorasgaregburstsgofglightgthatghappengwhengchargedgparticlesgfromgthegsunginteractgwithgEarth'sgmag
ticgfieldgandgatomsgandgmoleculesgingourgatmosphere.
WhichgphysicalgsciencegisgBESTgSUITEDgexplaingtheginteractionsgofgthegchargedgparticlesgwithg
Earth'sgmagneticgfield?
lifegscienceg
physicsgch
emistry
PhysicsgcangexplaingtheginteractionsgofgchargedgparticlesgwithgthegEarth’sgmagneticgfieldgbecausegmag
ticgfieldsgaregforces.


Questiong2gofg14
ThegphysicalgsciencegthatgisgBESTgforgfindinggthegbestglocationsgtogdrillgforgthegpetroleumgusedg
togmakegthegcandlesgisgEarthgScience.
EarthgsciencegisgbestgsuitedgtogstudygEarth’sgstructure,gincludinggthegmechanismsgandglikelyglocat
ionsgforgpetroleumgreservoirsgtogcollect.


Questiong3gofg14
ThegsciencegBESTgforgstudyingghowghydrogengsulfidegandgcarbongdioxidegreactgisgChemistry.g
Chemistrygfocusesgongthegstudygofgatomsgandgmolecules,gtheirgstructures,gandgtheirginteractionsg
togformgvariousgsubstances.

Questiong4gofg14
ThegsciencegBESTgforgstudyinggphotosyntheticgbacteriagisgLifegscience.
Lifegsciencegfocusesgongenvironments,gbiologicalgentities,gandgmanygothergrelatedgfields.

,Questiong5gofg14
Whichgofgthegfollowinggtermsgbestgdescribesgagresearchgprojectgthatginvolvesgsendinggagspaceg
probegtogagdistantgasteroidgtoglandgongitgandgcollectgdata?
agcontrolledgexperimentg
agfieldgstudy
aglaboratorygexperiment
Evengthoughgthegscientistsgaregnotgongthegasteroid,gtheygaregconductinggdatagcollectiongingtheg
field.
Questiong6gofg14

Agmaingreasongtogdogagfieldgstudygrathergthangaglaboratorygexperimentgis
ang observationalg studyg focusesg ong collectingg datag andg observingg phenomenag ing theg fieldgorglaborato



Questiong7gofg14
WhichgofgthesegfieldsgdependsgthegMOSTgongobservationalg
studies?gphysics
Earthgscienceg
chemistry
Whilegscientistsgtodayghavegmanygtechniquesgandgproceduresgtogreplicateguniquegexperimentsg
thatganswergcanganswergquestionsgaboutgthegEarth,gmostgofgthegdatagcollectedgisg stillgobserve
d.


Questiong8gofg14
Thegkineticgtheorygofggasesgisgbasedgongthegassumptiongthatgthegmoleculesgthatgformgtheggasgareg
ing randomg motiong andg bounceg offg theg wallsg ofg theirg containerg andg offg eachg otherg asg ifg theyg
weregbilliardgballs.gThegforcesgbetweengrealgmoleculesgaregmoregcomplicated.

,Questiong9gofg14
Whygcan’tgastronomersgcarrygoutgagscientificgresearchgstudygtogdeterminegwhichgvisiblegstar,goth
ergthangourgsun,gisgthegnicest?
ThegHubblegtelescopeghasgbetterguses.gExisti
nggtelescopesgaren’tgpowerfulgenough.gThereg
isgnogwaygtogproveganyganswergwrong.gAgproj
ectgofgthatgsortgcannotggetgfunding.
“Nicest”gisgsubjective.gConsidergthegpeoplegwhoglikegsummergversusgwinter,gorgvicegversa.


Questiong10gofg14
Galileogfoundgthatgwhengairgresistancegcangbegignored,gheaviergandglightergobjectsgfallgingtheg
samegway.gHegtestedgthisgrulegandgconfirmedgitgwasgconsistentgwithgallgavailablegdata.
ThegrulegGalileogfoundgcangBESTgbegdescribedgasga
ThegrulegGalileogfoundgwasgagtestedgconclusiongdescribinggsomethinggverygspecificgthatghappens,g
andgwasgsupportedgbygallgavailablegdata.



Questiong11gofg14
WhichgofgthesegdescribesgagstatementgthatghasgusuallygNOTgyetgbeeng
tested?gaghypothesis
agmodelg
agtheoryg
aglaw
Aghypothesisgisgagtestablegstatementgaboutghowgsomethinggingnaturegworks.gItgisgtypicallygthegbe
stgtentativegassumptiongthatgresearchersgcangmakegbasedgongthegevidencegtheygalreadyghavegatgth
atgpoint.

, Questiong12gofg14
Itgisgoftengsaidgthatgyougcangnevergprovegagscientificgtheorygright.gWhy?g
Itgisgimpossiblegtogdirectlygtestgeverygsingleginstancegingwhichgitgapplies.g
Agtheorygisgjustgagguess.
Sciencegcangnevergproveganythinggeithergrightgorgwrong.g
Agtheorygbecomesgaglawgoncegitgisgtestedgthatgthoroughl
y.
Lawsgaregstatementsgofgsimplygwhatgisgobservedgingallgavailablegexperiments,gwhilegtheoriesgareg
explanationsgandgtypicallygapplygtogwholeggroupsgofgphenomena.gLawsgdognotg becomegtheorie
s.gQuestiong13gofg14
Whichgofgthesegisggenerallygregardedgbygscientistsgtogbegthegbasisgforgdecidingg issuesgingscience
?gpersonalgfaithgingthegparticulargideagproposed
whethergthegideagisgthegsimplestgonegthegresearchergcangthinkgofg
thegreputationgofgthegresearchersgforgcarefulgwork
empiricalgevidencegincludinggexperimentsgandgobservations
Lawsgandgtheoriesgaregbasedgongandgsupportedgbygagwealthgofgevidencegandgfacts.g
Questiong14gofg14
Whichgofgthegfollowinggdescribesghowgscientificginvestigationsgaregcarriedgout?gScienti
stsgsettlegscientificgissuesgbygstaginggagdebategtogdecidegwhichgsideggavegthegbestgpresen
tation.
Scientistsgsettlegscientificgissuesgbygforminggagconsensusgingthegscientificgcommunitygaboutg
whichgexplanationgisgthegmostgappealing.
Scientistsgallgfollowgthegsameglistgofgfourgstepsgtogmakegagdiscovery:gobservegsomething,g
hypothesizegaboutgit,gtestgtheghypothesis,g&gformgagtheory.
Scientistsgusegdifferentgproceduresgbutgrelygongevidenceg&gtestinggtogconfirmgtheirgideas.gScient
istsgfollowgmanygdifferentgprocedures,gdependinggongthegnaturegofgthegresearchgproblemgandgthei
rgowngcreativitygingfindinggwaysgtoggatherginformation.