Question

chapter 1 reading question 14
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what would be an outcome of a paradigm shift in science?
temperatures in the arctic circle would rise, causing the sea ice to melt.
many fields of science would have to rethink their understanding of the world.
we would need to reject our hypothesis while going through the process of the scientific method.
we would have to give up using the scientific method since the shift would show that we have been wrong in the past.

Explanation:

A paradigm shift in science refers to a fundamental change in the underlying assumptions and framework guiding scientific inquiry. Such a shift would require multiple scientific fields to revise their existing models and interpretations of the natural world to align with the new paradigm. The other options are incorrect: Arctic temperature rise is an environmental change, rejecting a hypothesis is part of normal scientific method, and paradigm shifts do not abandon the scientific method itself.

Answer:

Many fields of science would have to rethink their understanding of the world.