WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
Questions and Answers Already Passed
4 eons Correct Answer- Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic
Acceleration Correct Answer- Term for any change in an object's speed and
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WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences
Questions and Answers Already Passed
4 eons Correct Answer- Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic
Acceleration Correct Answer- Term for any change in an object's speed and/or direction
Air mass Correct Answer- Large body of air with the same temperature, humidity, and pressure
amplitude Correct Answer- The distance between a wave's equilibrium and crest/trough in a
transverse wave, or how compressed/expanded the medium becomes in a longitudinal wave
asteroids Correct Answer- Very small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun
Atom Correct Answer- The basic building block of matter
atomic number Correct Answer- The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom
balanced forces Correct Answer- Term for forces that combine to produce a net force of 0
Cenozoic era Correct Answer- Current era, the age of mammals
chemical bonds Correct Answer- the attractive forces that hold atoms together
chemical change Correct Answer- When matter changes in chemical composition
Chemical Correct Answer- Any substance that has a definite, fixed compositionchemical potential energy Correct Answer- Energy that is stored in the chemical bonds in a
substance
chemical reaction Correct Answer- When chemical bonds are formed/broken in a chemical
change
chemical weathering Correct Answer- Weathering resulting from chemical processes
Chemistry Correct Answer- The study of atoms and molecules, their structures, and their
interactions to form substances
coefficient Correct Answer- Number used to indicate the ratio of chemicals in a reaction,
written before chemical formula
cold front Correct Answer- A front where cold air moves in under a warm air mass.
comets Correct Answer- Relatively small, icy, dusty bodies that travel around the sun in very
elliptical orbits
Compound Correct Answer- a chemical combination of two or more different elements in a
fixed ratio
compression Correct Answer- Region of longitudinal wave where particles are close together
computer model Correct Answer- A detailed, complex model calculated by a computer
conceptual model Correct Answer- A model used to visualize things that cannot be seen, such
as atomscontinental to continental boundary Correct Answer- A convergent boundary between two
continental plates with no subduction, causing tall mountain ranges with no volcanoes but large
earthquakes
control variable Correct Answer- The variable(s) you don't want to study, need to be either
eliminated or kept constant
convection cell Correct Answer- A circular pattern of rising warm air and sinking cool air
Convection Correct Answer- The transfer of thermal energy by the circulation or movement of a
liquid or gas
convergent boundary Correct Answer- A tectonic plate boundary where the plates push into
each other, causing large quakes
covalent bond Correct Answer- Bond formed between atoms that share valence electrons
crest Correct Answer- The highest point in a wave above equilibrium
crust Correct Answer- Thin, outermost rocky shell at the surface of the earth
dependent variable Correct Answer- The variable that changes because of an independent
variable
deposition Correct Answer- The process in which soil, sediment, or rocks are added to a
landform
Derived units Correct Answer- What is produced when the base units/quantities are combineddirect relationship Correct Answer- A relationship between two variables where increasing one
increases the other, and vice versa
divergent boundary Correct Answer- A tectonic plate boundary where the plates are separating,
with volcanoes and few, weak quakes
ductility Correct Answer- The ability to be stretched into wire
Earth science Correct Answer- The study of the Earth's structure and composition, and
processes that change Earth
Elastic collision Correct Answer- A collision in which the total kinetic energy is conserved
elastic potential energy Correct Answer- Energy stored in stretched springs, rubber bands, etc.
elasticity Correct Answer- The amount of bounce an object has after a collision
electromagnetic energy Correct Answer- Energy carried by electromagnetic waves. Light
energy.
electromagnetic waves Correct Answer- Waves with both an electric and magnetic component.
Can only be transverse waves and can travel through a vaccuum
Element Correct Answer- A pure substance made of only one kind of atom, defined by its
proton count
Energy Correct Answer- The capacity to do work or cause changeequilibrium Correct Answer- A position or state to which an oscillating object eventually returns
to
erosion Correct Answer- The mechanism responsible for the transportation or removal of
material
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
Exosphere Correct Answer- The last layer of the atmosphere, beyond which exists a vacuum
Exosphere Correct Answer- The outer layer of the atmosphere
expansion Correct Answer- Region of longitudinal wave where particles are far apart (aka
rarefaction)
family Correct Answer- Name for elements in the same group of the periodic table that have
the same number of valence electrons
Fluid resistance Correct Answer- Friction when an object moves through a gas or liquid
Force Correct Answer- Term for a push or a pull with direction
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