Question

any process used to ask and answer testable questions about observations of the natural world defines which term?
○ scientific consensus
○ scientific inquiry
○ scientific conclusion
○ scientific hypothesis

Explanation:

• Scientific consensus: Refers to the general agreement among scientists in a field, not a process of asking/answering questions. Eliminate this.
• Scientific inquiry: Is defined as the process of asking and answering testable questions about the natural world, matching the given definition.
• Scientific conclusion: Is the result or summary after conducting an inquiry or experiment, not the process of inquiry. Eliminate this.
• Scientific hypothesis: Is a proposed explanation or prediction to be tested, not the overall process of asking/answering questions. Eliminate this.

Answer:

B. scientific inquiry