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Siméon-Denis Poisson was a French scientist who preferred the particle model of light. He observed that the explanation of the wave model offered by another scientist, Augustin-Jean Fresnel, suggested that a parallel beam of light falling on a sphere would produce a shadow with a bright spot in the middle as waves constructively interfered there. An experiment was then performed by François Arago, and results were consistent with Poisson’s observations.
Which characteristic of science does the situation demonstrate?
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It is based on collaboration of scientists.
It is based on collaboration of scientists.
It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.
It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.
It is falsifiable and reproducible.
It is falsifiable and reproducible.
It follows the scientific method.
It follows the scientific method.
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Which characteristic of science does the situation demonstrate?
(1 point)
Responses
It is based on collaboration of scientists.
It is based on collaboration of scientists.
It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.
It is performed with sophisticated experimental design.
It is falsifiable and reproducible.
It is falsifiable and reproducible.
It follows the scientific method.
It follows the scientific method.
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The situation you described demonstrates that "It is falsifiable and reproducible." Poisson's predictions about light and Arago's subsequent experiments provided a way to test those predictions, which is a key characteristic of scientific inquiry. The results of their experiments could be repeated by others, allowing for verification or falsification of the theoretical model concerning light.