What does a hypothesis predict about an experiment?
What will happen in the experiment.
What does a plant-growth hypothesis predict when a plant gets more sunlight?
The plant will grow taller.
What does a water-temperature hypothesis predict when water temperature increases?
Sugar will dissolve faster.
What does “If” identify in a hypothesis?
The independent variable being changed.
Answer 4 questions on Writing a Scientific Hypothesis.
1. A student investigates how warming water affects sugar dissolving and expects warmer water to make the sugar dissolve faster. Which hypothesis matches this example?
2. A student is planning an experiment and states what they expect will happen when they change a condition. What is this prediction called?
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