What Is an Essential Characteristic of the Scientific Method

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is an essential characteristic of the scientific method?

• A)Uncertainty of the question becomes an absolute certainty after using the method.
• B)The questions asked are designed to always prove that the hypothesis is incorrect.
• C)Scientific observations always support the questions asked.
• D)The hypotheses are always testable by careful observation and/or experiment.

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