A Friend of Yours Calls to Say That His Car

question 21

Multiple Choice

A friend of yours calls to say that his car would not start this morning. He asks for your help. You say that you think the battery must be dead. If so, then jump-starting the car from a good battery will solve the problem. In doing so, you are ________.

• A) testing a theory for why the car will not start
• B) making observations to inspire a theory for why the car will not start
• C) stating a hypothesis and using that hypothesis to make a testable prediction
• D) comparing multiple hypotheses for why the car will not start

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