I have an hypothesis that light waves are made up of particles. This is a valid scientific inquiry yet it cannot be proved false, because under certain circumstances, light waves behave like particles.
The National Science Education Standards define scientific inquiry as "the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Scientific inquiry also refers to the activities through which students develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of how scientists study the natural world." DEPENDS ON GRADE LEVLE
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False. When a hypothesis is shown to be incorrect, it does not necessarily mean the experiment is a failure. It provides valuable information and contributes to the scientific process by ruling out one possible explanation, allowing for further refinement of the hypothesis.
An unfalsifiable hypothesis is a statement or claim that cannot be tested or proven false through observation or experimentation. Because it lacks the potential to be disproven, it falls outside the realm of scientific inquiry and does not adhere to the principles of the scientific method. Examples include assertions about supernatural events or entities that cannot be measured or observed. Such hypotheses often lead to assertions that are not scientifically useful or meaningful.
In order to be able to demonstrate that a statement is true, there has to be some test for it to pass; if it does not pass the test it can be considered false. So, a statement that is testable can also be called falsifiable. That does not mean that it is false, it just means that until you have tested it, there is a theoretical possibility that it will turn out to be false. This is considered to be a necessary part of any scientific hypothesis. If you make a hypothesis which cannot be tested, then it has no scientific use.
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false is a hypothesis
The National Science Education Standards define scientific inquiry as "the diverse ways in which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence derived from their work. Scientific inquiry also refers to the activities through which students develop knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, as well as an understanding of how scientists study the natural world." DEPENDS ON GRADE LEVLE
Scientific theories can be disproved. This is a key part of the scientific method, creating hypothesis that can be disproved if they are incorrect. However, you can never really prove a hypothesis - you can find evidence that either fits or doesn't fit. If it doesn't fit the hypothesis needs to be revised or thrown out. If the evidence supports the hypothesis, there may be something that you are missing which may reject the hypothesis.
True. Unlike a scientific theory, a scientific model describes an observed pattern in nature without attempting to explain it.
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It is a falsifiable theory about some scientific aspect. Falsifiable means that it must be possible to devise a test whose outcome can prove the hypothesis is false.
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testable
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A hypothesis must possess capable of being proven false and testable in order to be considered to be scientific.