WGU C165 OA EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA

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WGU C165 OA EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA

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WGU C165 OA EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL SCIENCES OA MCQs QUESTION: The physical science that is BEST for finding the best locations to drill for the

petroleum used to make the candles is: - ANSWER IS STARED-a. Chemistry

• Physics
• Earth Science *
• Life Science

QUESTION: The science BEST for studying how hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide react is: - ANSWER IS STARED-a. Physics

• Earth Science
• Chemistry *
• Life Science

QUESTION: Acidic soil reacts with common rock-forming minerals to release ions to form new minerals. Which physical science is BEST for studying these processes? - ANSWER IS STARED-a.Chemistry * 1 / 4

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• Physics
• Earth Science
• Zoology

QUESTION: The science BEST for studying photosynthetic bacteria is: - ANSWER IS STARED-a.Physics

• Earth Science
• Chemistry
• Life Science *

QUESTION: What is usually the main advantage of being able to do a laboratory experiment rather than a field study if both investigations allow you to collect similar information? - ANSWER IS STARED-a. It is possible to change only one variable at a time *

• Working conditions are always better indoors
• The measuring equipment will be more precise
• The data processing can be done right there

QUESTION: Which of the following terms best describes a research project that involves sending a space probe to a distant asteroid to land on it and collect data? - ANSWER IS STARED-

• a controlled experiment 2 / 4

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• a laboratory experiment
• an observational study *
• a statistical model

QUESTION: A space probe is an unmanned spacecraft. Which of these terms BEST describes a research project in which a space probe is sent to collect soil samples on planet Mars and then report the data back to Earth? - ANSWER IS STARED-a. a controlled experiment

• a laboratory experiment
• a field study *
• a statistical survey

QUESTION: Which of these fields depends the MOST on observational studies? - ANSWER IS STARED-a. Physics

• Earth Science *
• Chemistry
• Zoology

When a candle burns, its molecules consisting of hydrogen and carbon atoms combine with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water. The physical science that is BEST for dealing with how the light from the candle travels through space is: - ANSWER IS STARED-a. Chemistry

• Physics * 3 / 4

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• Earth Science
• Zoology

QUESTION: Auroras are bursts of light that happen when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetic field and atoms and molecules in our atmosphere.Which physical science is BEST SUITED to explain the interactions of the charged particles with magnetic field? - ANSWER IS STARED-a. Physics *

• Chemistry
• Life Science
• Zoology

QUESTION: The kinetic theory of gases is based on the assumption that the molecules that form the gas are in random motion and bounce off the walls of their container and each other as if they were billiard balls. The forces between real molecules are more complicated.

This is an example of: - ANSWER IS STARED-a. using a model *

• formulating a hypothesis
• carrying out an observational study
• performing a field study
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