A hypothesis is:

A hypothesis is:

• A. An unproven theory about how something works or what will happen in a certain situation.
• B. An established fact.
• C. A proven law.
• D. A medical procedure.

Answer: (A)

A hypothesis is a tentative, testable explanation or educated guess about how something works or what will happen in a given situation. It hasn’t been proven yet and is meant to be tested through observation and experiments so it can be supported or refuted. This distinguishes it from an established fact (something known to be true) and from a proven law (a reliably observed description of natural phenomena) or a medical procedure (a method used in treatment or diagnosis). A clear hypothesis is specific and testable, guiding what data to collect and how to test whether the guess holds, such as predicting that increasing sunlight will increase a plant’s growth and then measuring growth under different light conditions.

A hypothesis is a tentative, testable explanation or educated guess about how something works or what will happen in a given situation. It hasn’t been proven yet and is meant to be tested through observation and experiments so it can be supported or refuted. This distinguishes it from an established fact (something known to be true) and from a proven law (a reliably observed description of natural phenomena) or a medical procedure (a method used in treatment or diagnosis). A clear hypothesis is specific and testable, guiding what data to collect and how to test whether the guess holds, such as predicting that increasing sunlight will increase a plant’s growth and then measuring growth under different light conditions.