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WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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WGU C165 INTEGRATED PHYSICALSCIENCES OA EXAM
The water cycle is driven by - ANSWERS-solar energy and gravity.
When a cloud forms water vapor condenses - ANSWERS-which releases heat
Which of the following processes absorb heat and release water vapor to the
atmosphere? - ANSWERS-Both evaporation and transpiration absorb heat to
convert liquid water to water vapor.
Condensation is a phase change from - ANSWERS-gas to liquid.
Evaporation is a phase change from - ANSWERS-liquid to gas.
Rain falls back toward Earth's surface because of - ANSWERS-gravity
Usually when a moist warm front goes through an area - ANSWERS-both
temperature and humidity increase.
When an anticyclone and a depression are side by side, the air flows differently
lower in the atmosphere than it does higher in the atmosphere. Which direction
does the air move high up in the atmosphere? - ANSWERS-The warm air in the
,depression cools as it rises and becomes more dense. This dense air then moves
toward the anticyclone.
At a cold front - ANSWERS-Cold air displaces warm air at a cold front.
Which pressure system is associated with hot days and cold nights? - ANSWERS-
high pressure system
high pressure system - ANSWERS-lower temperatures, clear skies, very small
amount of precipitation
Cold air in a high pressure system warms as it sinks, and as a result, water in the
air - ANSWERS-evaporates
A depression is a - ANSWERS-low-pressure area in which warm air rises
A mixture is a substance in which atoms - ANSWERS-are not present in a fixed
ratio.
Speed - ANSWERS-how fast an object is moving
Which of the following statements BEST describes the locations of volcanoes? -
ANSWERS-Most volcanoes are located along the edges of some continents or in
chains off the coast of continents.
, Some plate boundaries have - ANSWERS-active volcanoes but some don't, and
almost all volcanoes are at boundaries.
The typical speed of a plate is - ANSWERS-a few centimeters per year.
An atmospheric instability causes a column of air to rotate. - ANSWERS-Tornado
A moist mass of air over warm ocean water condenses as it rises, forming a
massive spinning storm. - ANSWERS-hurricane
This type of storm is common at cold fronts and often produces lightning. -
ANSWERS-Thunderstorms
This is the most violent storm on Earth. - ANSWERS-tornadoes.
A hurricane has an - ANSWERS-eye in the center that is very calm.
Lightning is an - ANSWERS-electric glow that can be seen during a storm.
Differences in temperature within Earth and within the plates result in -
ANSWERS-processes that move plates.
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