According to the scientific process how should a scientific question best be answered

A hypothesis make a if-then statement

Explanat

A good scientific question has certain characteristics. It should have some answers (real answers), should be testable (i. e. can be tested by someone through an experiment or measurements), leads to a hypothesis that is falsifiable (means it should generate a hypothesis that can be shown to fail), etc.

A set of informal "rules" or "tools":

Makes the process clearer to all scientists

Gives us a better understanding of the world around us

Explanation:

Observations - Questions - Hypothesis - Predictions - Test: Experiment or additional observation - Draw conclusions -

If the test does not support hypothesis, revise hypothesis or pose new one

If test supports hypothesis, make additional predictions and test them