Two Different Hypotheses Are Developed to Explain Why Balls Bounce

question 26

Multiple Choice

Two different hypotheses are developed to explain why balls bounce. Experiments using basketballs show each hypothesis works equally well. To decide which one is more likely to be correct, you could

• A) find out which one was developed by the more educated person.
• B) use the one that involved more mathematics.
• C) ask three physicists and choose the hypothesis that got the most votes.
• D) try an experiment using baseballs.

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