As You Develop Your Hypothesis and Design Your Experiment

question 15

Multiple Choice

As you develop your hypothesis and design your experiment,

• A) you should ask yourself "Exactly what am I trying to find out?"
• B) you should ask yourself "Is this fundable?"
• C) you should worry about whether anyone else has tried to do this before
• D) you should ask yourself "Is this really what I'm interested in?"

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Definitions:

Lateral Blast

A volcanic eruption or explosion that is directed sideways rather than vertically, often capable of devastating areas around a volcano.

Eruption Column

A vertical column of volcanic ash and gas ejected into the atmosphere during a volcanic eruption.

Volcanic Dome

A rounded volcanic feature created by slow-moving or viscous magma that piles up near a vent instead of flowing away.

Vesuvius

A well-known active volcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, famous for its eruption in AD 79 that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.