What Is a Scientific Hypothesis

question 24

Multiple Choice

What is a scientific hypothesis?

• A) a way to describe nature
• B) an educated guess
• C) a conclusion regarding observations of the natural world
• D) an explanation of a phenomenon based on natural processes

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