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Coya19@aol.com · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Why do scientists formulate principles?

A) to describe a widely applicable and generally accepted explanation for natural phenomena
B) to explain something that cannot be observed or measured by scientific procedures
C) to make a statement or mathematical formula that always succeeds in generalizing data and observations about data without necessarily offering an explanation
D) to explain a problem that accounts for existing data and predict additional phenomena that should exist

Question 2

Why is the San Andreas fault in California useful to geologists?

A) It is home to the most advanced geologic command center in the United States.
B) It is a convergent boundary, showing geologists firsthand what happens when plates are subducted.
C) It is a transform boundary, showing geologists firsthand what happens when plates slide past one another.
D) Geologists have explored caves made by earthquakes at the fault line, making many scientific breakthroughs.