Question

George is interested in spiders. He wants to study why spiders spin webs, so he comes up with the following question: Do spiderwebs help spiders catch prey?

George's question is
A.
not a valid scientific question because it asks about an opinion.

B.
not a valid scientific question because it is not about science.

C.
a valid scientific question because it is testable.

D.
not a valid scientific question because it is not testable.

Answer 1

C. a valid scientific question because it is testable.

You can test it by making observations or experiments (for example, comparing prey capture rates of spiders with intact webs vs. removed webs, or different web designs), so it’s an empirical, scientific question.