Question

when using the scientific method, we create a ________ before any experimentation.
hypotheses are based on specific ______. after a hypothesis is tested repeatedly and found to be accurate, it can be incorporated into a ______.
theories are not ______. they are scientifically ______ explanations.

Explanation:

1. In the scientific method, the first step before experimentation is to create a hypothesis (though the blank here might be "question" or "hypothesis"; more accurately, the process starts with a question, then hypothesis. But given the next blank about hypotheses being based on, the first blank is likely "hypothesis" or "question". Wait, re - reading: "When using the scientific method, we create a ____ before any experimentation." The correct term is usually a "hypothesis" or a "research question", but in the context of hypotheses being based on something next, the first blank is "hypothesis"? No, actually, the scientific method starts with observing a phenomenon and formulating a question, then a hypothesis. But maybe the intended answer is "hypothesis". Then "Hypotheses are based on specific __" - observations or data. Then "After a hypothesis is tested repeatedly and found to be accurate, it can be incorporated into a __" - theory. Then "Theories are not __. They are scientifically ____ explanations." - Theories are not "laws" (or "absolute"), and they are "supported" or "validated" explanations.

Let's fill in the blanks step by step:

1. First blank (before experimentation): In the scientific method, before experimentation, we create a hypothesis (or "research question", but hypothesis is more common here as the next part is about hypotheses).
2. Second blank (hypotheses based on): Hypotheses are based on specific observations (or "data", "evidence").
3. Third blank (incorporated into): After a hypothesis is tested and accurate, it can be incorporated into a theory.
4. Fourth blank (theories are not): Theories are not laws (or "absolute", "unchangeable").
5. Fifth blank (scientifically ______): They are scientifically supported (or "validated", "tested") explanations.

Answer:

1. When using the scientific method, we create a \textbf{hypothesis} before any experimentation.
2. Hypotheses are based on specific \textbf{observations}.
3. After a hypothesis is tested repeatedly and found to be accurate, it can be incorporated into a \textbf{theory}.
4. Theories are not \textbf{laws}.
5. They are scientifically \textbf{supported} explanations.