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Question 9 • FL-2002040-M/J Comprehensive Science 1 A-CR

Which statement would most likely explain why the results of one new experiment did not support an accepted hypothesis?

Answer

There was a flaw in the experiment’s design or errors when it was conducted.

Two different theories about the subject are both true at the same time.

The hypothesis was false, and scientists should replace it with a new one.

The question that originally inspired the hypothesis was not fit for scientific inquiry.

Explanation

One experiment that disagrees with an accepted hypothesis does not by itself prove the hypothesis false. The experiment may have had a design flaw or errors in how it was conducted, so scientists would check the methods and try to reproduce the result. Choice A, a flaw or error in the experiment, is the most likely explanation.

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