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WGU C165 OA EXAM INTEGRATED PHYSICAL
SCIENCES OA 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTION
BANK 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
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? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Valley



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



Where is metamorphic rock found in the rock cycle? - 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? -
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? - 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? -
ANSWER-Troposphere


A meteorologist is studying the formation of a hurricane.

Which layer of the atmosphere is the meteorologist studying? - 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 - ANSWER-Precipitation

Runoff



Snow falls from the atmosphere and accumulates on a glacier. Which part of the water cycle does this
process represent? - 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? - 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? -
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? - 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? - 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? - 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? - ANSWER-Gravity between stars



What is true during summer in the northern hemisphere? - 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? - ANSWER-
The car's velocity is forward, and its acceleration is backward.



You are pushing a file cabinet across a floor in a straight line at a constant speed. Which of the following
can you correctly conclude about the forces acting on the file cabinet? - ANSWER-



A car moves forward along a horizontal road in a straight line at constant speed. The net force on the car
is - ANSWER-zero



Inertia is an object's - ANSWER-tendency to remain stationary or continue moving in the same way



The mass of an object measures: - ANSWER-the object's resistance to being accelerated



Which of the following is used to increase friction? - ANSWER-scattering sand on icy roads



The force that slows down a person falling with a parachute is called - ANSWER-air resistance



If the distance between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them: - ANSWER-

, A car decreases its speed from 40 miles per hour to 20 miles per hour. Its linear momentum -
ANSWER-is half as much


In physics, work is - ANSWER-


Which of the following statements is correct? - ANSWER-Kinetic energy is the energy an object has as
a result of its motion, and potential energy is the energy an object has due to its position or deformation.



A truck increases its speed. What happens to its kinetic energy? - ANSWER-it increases



In which of the following situations is the object's potential energy changing? - ANSWER-a child
sledding down a hill



Which has a greater thermal energy, coffee at 80°C in a cup or water at 80°C in a swimming pool? -
ANSWER-The water in the pool has a greater thermal energy, because it contains many more
molecules, and thermal energy measures the total energy of all the particles.



A train traveling 50 mph slows down and stops once the brakes are applied. The train's kinetic energy -
ANSWER-changes to the thermal energy of the brakes



When energy changes from one type to another, the total energy - ANSWER-remains constant



When energy changes from one type to another, the total energy remains constant.

The above statement is known as - ANSWER-the law of conservation of energy



A jet flying overhead produces sound waves that consist of _________ that is/are transported from the
jet to your ears. - ANSWER-energy



Which of the following lists of colors is ordered from lowest to highest frequencies? - ANSWER-

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