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WGU C165 Integrated Physical Sciences Final Competency Certification Study Guide Exam Questions with Certified for Accuracy Answers 2024/2025 This gas is generally not reactive and is the most abundant in the atmosphere. - correct answer Nitrogen This gas is used by plants to make organic com...

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In which phase change is energy being absorbed from the surroundings? - correct
answer Water boiling on an electric burner


What happens when wet clothes dry outside on a warm day? - correct answer The
water in the clothes absorbs energy from the air and becomes a gas.


Which subatomic particle is located outside the nucleus? - correct answer electron


What charge does a neutron have? - correct answer no charge (neutral)


A chocolate chip cookie is made with dough and chocolate chips. Which type of
substance is a chocolate chip cookie? - correct answer Mixture


Which example describes a compound? - correct answer A substance with sodium
atoms bonded to chlorine atoms


In which state of matter are particles close together, but able to slide past one another?
- correct answer Liquid


A geologist is doing a risk assessment for a location where the African plate is moving
away from the South American plate. Which risk description must the geologist give for
this location? - correct answer There is high risk of volcanoes and low risk of large
earthquakes.


A utility company is considering building a power plant at a location on the Eurasian
plate far from any plate boundaries. Which types of risk are present in this location? -
correct answer Low risk of both volcanoes and earthquakes

,A river flows across a region. As the river flows, it erodes the rock beneath it. Which
type of landform will develop if the river continues to flow along a straight path? -
correct answer Valley


Which landform is produced when sediment is eroded from one side of a river and
deposited on the other side? - correct answer Meander


Where is metamorphic rock found in the rock cycle? - correct answer After heat and
pressure


The rock layers shown in the illustration have not been disturbed or overturned.
Top to Bottom: Limestone (Sedimentary), Shale (Sedimentary), Sandstone
(Sedimentary), Granite (Igneous)
Which type of environment was present in this region most recently, based on these
rock layers? - correct answer A warm, shallow sea


The rock layers shown in the illustration have not been disturbed or overturned.
Top to Bottom: Limestone (Sedimentary), Shale (Sedimentary), Sandstone
(Sedimentary), Marble (Metamorphic)
What can be inferred about the geologic history of this area from these rock layers? -
correct answer It was exposed to high heat and pressure, and then experienced
deposition.


Through which layer of the atmosphere does a mountaineer climbing a tall mountain
ascend? - correct answer Troposphere


A meteorologist is studying the formation of a hurricane.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the meteorologist studying? - correct answer
Troposphere


During heavy rains, the soil on a farm is washed away into a nearby river. Which parts
of the water cycle result in this loss of soil? Choose 2 answers - correct answer
Precipitation

, Runoff


Snow falls from the atmosphere and accumulates on a glacier. Which part of the water
cycle does this process represent? - correct answer Precipitation


A gardener is working in a garden on a hot, humid day. Suddenly, clouds begin to form.
Within a few hours, gusty winds and a thunderstorm are passing through the area. After
the storms pass, the weather is clear and much cooler. What caused this change in
weather? - correct answer A cold front moved through the area.


A hiker needs to select a day for a hike. The hiker examines weather forecasts for the
next several days. Which day should the hike be planned for, if the hiker wants to hike
on a clear day with no clouds? - correct answer A day when a high pressure system
rests over the area


Which of these is an example of climate change caused by natural variation? - correct
answer The low rainfall that helped produce the dust bowl in the American Great Plains


What is an example of climate change that can be caused by human activity? - correct
answer Changes in average temperature from increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide


Earth formed from dust and gases surrounding the sun.
Which force pulled the dust and gases together to form Earth? - correct answer
Gravitational


A galaxy consists of many stars in the same large region of space. Which phenomenon
leads stars to group together to form a galaxy? - correct answer Gravity between stars


What is true during summer in the northern hemisphere? - correct answer The
northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight than in the winter.


A car is moving forward and its brakes are being applied. Which of the following is true?
- correct answer The car's velocity is forward, and its acceleration is backward.

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