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A(n) ____ is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.
A
Theory
B
Hypothesis
C
Law
D
Method
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -scientific hypothesis, an idea that proposes a tentative explanation about a phenomenon or a narrow set of phenomena observed in the natural world.

Detailed explanation-2: -hypothesis: a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question. independent variable: a variable that is manipulated, or changed, in an experiment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hypothesis – proposed testable explanation for an observed phenomenon. Statement about causality of events based on prior knowledge. Theory – hypothesis (hypotheses), strenghtened (confirmed) through repeated experimental tests.

Detailed explanation-4: -A testable hypothesis is a hypothesis that can be proved or disproved as a result of experimentation.

Detailed explanation-5: -A (hypothesis or theory) is a testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question.

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