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fbq8i · **on:** Aug 22, 2018

The scientific method is characterized as:
a. an orderly process in which theories are proved to be absolutely true.
b. an orderly process in which a test simplifies an observation in nature by controlling the
conditions in which they are made.
c. an orderly process in which theories are verified or rejected.
d. a testable speculation or explanation of a theory.

Question 2

How long ago did the big bang catalyze the beginning of the universe?
a. 13.7 billion years ago
b. 1.37 billion years ago
c. 4 billion years ago
d. 40 billion years ago

tashiedavis420 · **Reply #1 on:** Aug 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
The scientific method is an orderly process in which theories are verified or rejected. The scientific
method can be conducted in many forms, but can never absolutely prove a hypothesis or theory.
Information can be found in the section Marine Scientists Use the Logic of Science to Study the Ocean.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The big bang was the catalyst for the formation of the universe. It is thought to have occurred
approximately 13.7 billion years ago at a concentrated geometric point. Information can be found in
the section Stars and Seas