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WGU C165 EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA
EXAM 2024-2025 LATEST 3 VERSIONS WITH A BONUS
PRACTICE EXAM ALL 500 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
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WGU C165 EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA EXAM A
Which type of scientific statement is this?
a) Inference
b) Hypothesis
c) Theory
d) Law - ANSWER-d) Law
QUESTION: The well-accepted scientific explanation for many characteristics of Earth's crust states that the crust is broken into several large plates. These plates move slowly over the mantle below because of convection and other processes. Earthquakes and volcanoes are most common at places where the plates interact. Evidence from physics, chemistry and geology supports this explanation.
Which type of scientific idea is this explanation an example of?
a) Law
b) Hypothesis
c) Prediction
d) Theory - ANSWER-d) Theory
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QUESTION: A woman does pushups by lowering her body to the floor using her arms and then pressing against the floor with her hands to push herself back up.
Which force causes her to rise?
a) The downward force of gravity that Earth exerts on the woman
b) The downward force that the woman's arms exert on the ground
c) The upward force that the ground exerts on the woman
d) The upward force that the woman's arms exert on the ground - ANSWER-c) The upward
force that the ground exerts on the woman
QUESTION: Two boxes sitting on the floor look identical, but one has more mass than the other.
What happens when the same net force, sufficient to overcome static friction, is applied to each box?
a) The box with less mass accelerates more.
b) The box with more mass accelerates more.
c) Both boxes accelerate at the same rate.
d) Both boxes remain at rest. - ANSWER-a) The box with less mass accelerates more.
QUESTION: Two identical train engines are parked on parallel tracks. One engine has ten cars attached, and the other has no cars attached. Each engine exerts the same net force, which allows the train to overcome static friction. 2 / 4
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Which engine will be able to accelerate more?
a) The engine not pulling any cars will accelerate more.
b) The engine pulling ten cars will accelerate more.
c) Both engines will accelerate at the same rate.
d) Both engines will remain at rest. - ANSWER-a) The engine not pulling any cars will accelerate
more.
QUESTION: A woman applies an upward force to a basket filled with groceries. Assume she is standing still.
What will happen to the basket if the force she applies is greater than the force of gravity?
a) The basket will move sideways.
b) The basket will remain at the same height.
c) The basket will move up.
d) The basket will move down. - ANSWER-c) The basket will move up.
QUESTION: A heavy truck and a light car travel at the same velocity side-by-side on the highway. Both drivers apply the same braking force at the same moment.
What will happen to the two vehicles?
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a) The truck will slow down more quickly than the car.
b) Both vehicles will slow down at the same rate.
c) The car will slow down but the truck will continue at the same speed.
d) The car will slow down more quickly than the truck. - ANSWER-d) The car will slow down
more quickly than the truck.
QUESTION: Which force causes graphite from the tip of a pencil to transfer to the paper?
a) Friction
b) Gravity
c) Air Resistance
d) Tension - ANSWER-a) Friction
QUESTION: Which force keeps Jupiter in orbit around the Sun?
a) Air resistance
b) Gravity
c) Kinetic friction
d) Magnetism - ANSWER-b) Gravity
QUESTION: Which force causes a jet airplane to stop on a runway?
a) Gravity
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