Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?
a. Global warming will result in more tsunamis in the next 100 years.
b. People who claim to have been abducted by aliens have higher scores on a paranoia scale than people in the general population.
c. A list of meaningful words can be memorized more quickly than a list of nonsense syllables.
d. Prayer will bring about healing of those stricken with AIDS.
Question 2
Consider the hypothesis: The severe weather that has hit the United States in recent months is punishment for the decline in morals in our society. This is an example of a hypothesis that is
a. falsifiable.
b. parsimonious.
c. not falsifiable.
d. confirmable.
e. testable.
Testing the reducing atmosphere hypothesis for the origin of life - the Miller and Urey experiment.
The trophic cascade hypothesis.
The same star field photographed with (a) a ground-based telescope, which is subject to poor seeing
Global Stratification: Income of the World's Nations
Global Pressure Systems and Wind Patterns
Types of ecosystem service vs. total global value per year