A Classmate Tells You That a Statement Heard on the News

question 6

Multiple Choice

A classmate tells you that a statement heard on the news about an environmental process noted in a local ecosystem cannot be true because it has not been scientifically proven.You realize that ____.​

• A) ​this classmate is misinformed because science cannot prove anything,but it can disprove events conclusively
• B) ​this classmate is misinformed because science cannot prove or disprove anything absolutely
• C) ​this classmate is misinformed because the environmental process in question actually has been proven scientifically
• D) ​this classmate is correct
• E) ​this classmate has confused scientific theories and scientific laws

---

Definitions:

FTSE

An acronym for the Financial Times Stock Exchange, which refers to several major stock market indices, such as the FTSE 100, tracking the performance of the largest public companies by market capitalization in the UK.

Nikkei

A stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, often used to gauge the performance of the Japanese economy.

Futures Contract

A legal agreement to buy or sell a particular commodity or asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.

Futures Contract

A standardized legal agreement to buy or sell something at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future, used primarily in trading commodities or financial instruments.