C165 Integrated Physical Sciences tailored to PA Questions. Passed 1 Try with Exemplary and only used this guide NEW UPDATE Western Governors University

C165 Integrated Physical Sciences tailored to PA
Questions. Passed 1 Try with Exemplary and only used
this guide 2025-2026 NEW UPDATE Western
Governors University




✓ Index/Overview of C165 PA Questions by Sec s Topic: Pages 1-4

✓ Questions Breakdown s Thorough Explanations Start on Page: 5
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*Questions that aren’t in this guide but ARE in the PA are about Terrestrial Planets, Asteroid Belt,
Inelastic Collisions, Renewable Resources- Please see the last couple of pages for these topic
summaries*



:_ 1. Scientific Reasoning & Models
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• ✓ Difference between law, theory, hypothesis, observation, inference
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• ✓ What makes a scientific model reliable (evidence, prediction, revision)
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• ✓ How science responds to new evidence (revise theory, investigate contradiction)
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⬛ Controlled experiments vs observational questions



● 2. Earth & Space Science
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• ✓ Plate tectonics: causes of volcanoes & earthquakes, boundary types
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• ✓ Rock cycle: identify igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic, how they form
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• ✓ Stratigraphy: law of superposition, intrusions, fossil evidence
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• ✓ Water cycle: terms like precipitation, runoff, infiltration
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• ✓ Atmosphere layers (troposphere = weather, stratosphere = ozone)
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• ✓ Seasons & Earth's tilt — when is it summer/winter in hemispheres?
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• ✓ Solar system: location of asteroids, terrestrial vs gas planets
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⬛ Natural vs human-caused climate change

,⬛ 3. Chemistry

• ✓ Atoms: protons, neutrons, electrons
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• ✓ Ions: what they are, charges, cations vs anions
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• ✓ Types of bonds: ionic (transfer), covalent (share), metallic (sea of electrons)
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• ✓ States of matter: solid, liquid, gas
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• ✓ Phase changes: endothermic (melting, boiling), exothermic (freezing, condensing)
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• ✓ Law of conservation of matter: mass stays the same in chemical changes
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• ✓ Mixtures vs Compounds: mixtures can be separated physically
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,⬛ 4. Physics & Forces
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• ✓ Newton's Laws (especially 1st & 2nd: inertia, F = ma)
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• ✓ Force and motion: acceleration, mass effect on movement
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• ✓ Friction: what it is, how it affects motion (ex: pencil on paper)
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• ✓ Elastic vs inelastic collisions
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• ✓ Types of waves: sound (mechanical, needs medium) vs light (EM, vacuum)
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• ✓ Energy transformations: potential ⬛t kinetic
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• ✓ Renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, biomass
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ç' 5. Test Strategy Tips
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† Watch out for:

o Words like "always", "never", "best explanation"
o Misleading scientific-sounding answers (e.g., “nuclear force between ions” = wrong)

• ^" If it's a prediction question, think: “what can be tested?”

• ⬛“ Don’t overthink! Trust your study.



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¡ Final Mindset
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• ≈ You’ve studied hard — you know this.
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• z· Use your time wisely: mark confusing ones, return later.
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• -̂ Breathe deep, read carefully.
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"^ SECTION 1 – Scientific Investigation s Motion

¸?•Ç Scientific Process and Inquiry

• Q1 – Physics model (Scientific disciplines)
• Q2 – Chemistry C Earth Science (Disciplines in environmental science)
• Q3 – Hurricane energy (Earth Science + Physics)
• Q4, Q5, Q6 – Controlled Experiments
• Q7 – Scientific Law (Newton’s Law of Gravity)
• Q8 – Scientific Theory (Plate Tectonics)
• QG – Hypothesis (Dissolving sugar)

, • Q10–Q14 – Scientific reasoning C theory change
Y Newton’s Laws s Forces

• Q15 – Newton's 3rd Law (Pushup example)
• Q16–Q18 – Newton's 2nd Law (Mass and force)
• Q1G – Inertia C Braking force
• Q20–Q23 – Friction and Gravity
f Energy s Motion
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• Q24–Q27 – Energy transformations (Elastic, chemical, thermal, kinetic)
• Q28–Q31 – Electromagnetic radiation (waves)
• Q32 – Longitudinal wave = Sound
• Q33 – Electromagnetic wave characteristics


"^ SECTION 2 – Chemistry of Matter

~{ Matter, Atoms, and Compounds

• Q34 – Electron (Outside nucleus)
• Q35 – Neutron (No charge)
• Q36 – Mixture (Cookie)
• Q37 – Compound (NaCl)
States and Changes of Matter

• Q38 – Liquids
• Q3G – Liquid to gas
• Q40 – Chemical change (Egg)
• Q41 – Covalent bonds
• Q42 – Group 2 properties
• Q43 – Similar elements (Na/K)
• Q44–Q45 – Conservation of Mass
• Q46 – Chemical reaction C mass (Baking soda + vinegar)
• Q47–Q48 – Energy absorption and phase change (Evaporation)


?● SECTION 3 – Earth s Space Science

YÇ Universe and Solar System