Question

Giselle is working with a chemical substance in a laboratory. She observes that when the chemical is heated, it gives off a gas. She assumes that the gas is oxygen but decides to test this assumption to verify it. Which type of scientific knowledge is Giselle’s assumption?

A.
fact
B.
hypothesis
C.
law
D.
observation
E.
theory

Answer 1

Her observation was B) a hypothesis

Answer 2

The correct answer is option B, that is, hypothesis.  

A hypothesis refers to an anticipated illustration for an occurrence. It refers to a proposed illustration or a supposition made on the groundwork of inadequate proof as an initiation point for further investigation. In order for a hypothesis to be a scientific hypothesis, the scientific method needs that one can examine it.