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Examine the following list of questions.
1. Why are kids afraid of ghosts?
2. Should I feed the raccoons that visit my trash can?
3. How does mouse color affect mouse survival?
4. Does a mother duck love her babies?
Which statement correctly identifies the scientific question and describes why the question is scientific?
Question 1 refers to the supernatural.
Question 2 reflects a moral or social value.
Question 3 leads to a hypothesis that can be tested.
Question 4 reflects a question that can’t be observed.
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The correct choice is the statement about question 3: "Question 3 leads to a hypothesis that can be tested."
Why: "How does mouse color affect mouse survival?" asks about a measurable relationship between a physical trait (color) and an observable outcome (survival). You can form testable hypotheses, collect data, and use experiments or observations to evaluate them.
Brief note on the others:
- Q1 invokes the supernatural, so it’s not a testable scientific claim as written.
- Q2 ("Should I…") is normative (a value question), not purely empirical, though aspects (effects of feeding raccoons) can be studied.
- Q4 uses an unobservable/subjective term ("love"); it isn’t scientific as stated unless rephrased into observable behaviors (e.g., "Do mother ducks exhibit protective behaviors toward their ducklings?").
Why: "How does mouse color affect mouse survival?" asks about a measurable relationship between a physical trait (color) and an observable outcome (survival). You can form testable hypotheses, collect data, and use experiments or observations to evaluate them.
Brief note on the others:
- Q1 invokes the supernatural, so it’s not a testable scientific claim as written.
- Q2 ("Should I…") is normative (a value question), not purely empirical, though aspects (effects of feeding raccoons) can be studied.
- Q4 uses an unobservable/subjective term ("love"); it isn’t scientific as stated unless rephrased into observable behaviors (e.g., "Do mother ducks exhibit protective behaviors toward their ducklings?").
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