Question

question 4. mai tells jaz her theory about why sea turtles nest on the beach instead of in the ocean. she says, the turtle eggs would sink to the bottom of the ocean, and the baby turtle would drown. mai says her uncle, a fisherman, told mai this information. jaz tells mai that her theory is not scientific. why does mais idea not meet the requirement to be a scientific theory? a. mais uncle are no scientists. b. mais idea is already a scientific law. c. mais idea is not supported by scientific evidence. d. mais idea is a good guess that can be tested by experiments.

Explanation:

A scientific theory must be supported by scientific evidence. Mai's idea is based on what her uncle, a fisherman, told her, not on scientific evidence.

Answer:

C. Mai's idea is not supported by scientific evidence.