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crazycityslicker

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A scientific idea or statement that is tentatively accepted as being true is called
 
  A) an assumption.
  B) a corollary.
  C) an axiom.
  D) a paradigm.

Question 2

Research is scientific if
 
  A) it is carried out by a well-trained research scientist.
  B) it involves both empirical and rational processes.
  C) it uses models and constructs to generate ideas.
  D) the purpose is to understand the universe around us



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: A

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B





 

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