Question

review it! select the statement(s) that accurately support how scientists build scientific knowledge. new discoveries are independent and have nothing to do with past knowledge. many of the discoveries made in the past were foundational. scientists develop new technologies to help them learn more about the natural world, including outer space. scientists build new knowledge based on prior understanding. scientists never prove past discoveries wrong.

Explanation:

New scientific discoveries often build on past knowledge. Past discoveries are foundational. Scientists use new technologies to explore the natural world and build new knowledge based on prior understanding. Also, it's not true that new discoveries are independent of past knowledge, and scientists can and do sometimes prove past discoveries wrong as new evidence emerges.

Answer:

Many of the discoveries made in the past were foundational.
Scientists develop new technologies to help them learn more about the natural world, including outer space.
Scientists build new knowledge based on prior understanding.