WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCE
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE WITH QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2023-2024 GRADED
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Physics - (correct answer) The study of forces, energy, motion
Chemistry - (correct answer) The study of atoms and molecules, their structures,
and their interactions to form substances
Earth science - (correct answer) The study of the Earth's structure and composition,
and processes that change Earth
essential attributes of science - (correct answer) Studies the natural world
Uses testable ideas
Relies on data from observations/experiments
Presented for evaluation by other scientists
Leads to further questions/research
variables - (correct answer) The changing quantities in an experiment
independent variable - (correct answer) What you change in an experiment on
purpose
dependent variable - (correct answer) The variable that changes because of an
independent variable
control variable - (correct answer) The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to
be either eliminated or kept constant
observational study - (correct answer) When systems are observed as they appear
in nature, researchers do not attempt to change them
physical model - (correct answer) A model of a physical phenomenon, such as a
planetary system
conceptual model - (correct answer) A model used to visualize things that cannot be
seen, such as atoms
mathematical model - (correct answer) A model that treats physical
objects/phenomena using mathematical methods
computer model - (correct answer) A detailed, complex model calculated by a
computer
, principle of falsification - (correct answer) Principle that only falsifiable statements
can be subject to scientific inquiry
hypothesis - (correct answer) A testable statement about how something in nature
works
law - (correct answer) A concise statement that is supported by scientific evidence
and repeated experiments, describes a widespread pattern in nature (what)
theory - (correct answer) A statement that explains a wide range of observations,
supported by a large body of scientific evidence (how/why)
meter - (correct answer) Base unit of length
kilogram - (correct answer) Base unit of mass
second - (correct answer) Base unit of time
kelvin - (correct answer) Base unit of temperature
Derived units - (correct answer) What is produced when the base units/quantities
are combined
Speed - (correct answer) The name for the distance traveled divided by an interval
of time
Volume - (correct answer) Term for the amount of space an object occupies
Liquid displacement - (correct answer) Method of determining the volume of an
object by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces
direct relationship - (correct answer) A relationship between two variables where
increasing one increases the other, and vice versa
inverse relationship - (correct answer) A relationship between two variables where
increasing one decreases the other, and vice versa
Velocity - (correct answer) A combination of speed and direction
Acceleration - (correct answer) Term for any change in an object's speed and/or
direction
Force - (correct answer) Term for a push or a pull with direction and magnitude. You
may not feel it.
Net force - (correct answer) The sum of all forces acting on an object
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