Free WGU Integrated-Physical-Sciences Exam Dumps Questions & Answers

A grocery store manager notices that items placed on the end of an aisle sell better than items on the shelves.
The manager suspects that items on the end of an aisle are more visible to customers walking past, so customers are more likely to purchase them.
Which type of scientific idea is the manager's assumption that visibility of items increases how often they are purchased?

• A.  Observation
• B.  Hypothesis
• C.  Law
• D.  Theory

In which phase change is energy being released to the surroundings?

• A.  Puddles on the sidewalk drying up
• B.  Ice melting in a cooler
• C.  Raindrops forming in a cloud
• D.  Glass bottles becoming molten in a furnace

A pet store worker prepares a saltwater tank for fish by pouring ocean salt into a tank of pure water.
How is the mass of the ingredients affected, according to the law of conservation of matter?

• A.  Themassof thesalt equals the mass of the salt water mixture.
• B.  Themassof thepure water equals the mass of the salt water mixture.
• C.  Themassof thepure water and salt equals the mass of the saltwater mixture.
• D.  Themassof thesalt equals the mass of the pure water.

The rock layers shown in the illustration have not been disturbed or overturned

Basalt (Igneous)
Sandstone (Sedimentary)
Siltstone (Sedimentary)
Slate (Metamorphic)
What should a geologist conclude about the geologic history ot this area7

• A.  It experienced high heat and pressure, followed by deposition and then a volcanic eruption.
• B.  It experienced a volcanic eruption and then was located underwater
• C.  It was a desert environment, followed by glaciers and then high heat and pressure
• D.  It has experienced high heat and pressure throughout its history

The United States is located in the northern hemisphere.
Which point in the diagram represents Earth's location at the time of year when the United States experiences the most direct sunlight?

• A.  A
• B.  D
• C.  B
• D.  C