Chemistry

Cherish Larsen

18 June, 20:08

After analyzing rock core samples in an area with frequent earthquakes, many geologists believe a severe earthquake will occur in the area in the next 50 to 80 years. Other geologists, however, believe that such a prediction cannot be determined from the data collected. If these two groups of scientists have access to the same data, how can they form such different hypotheses?

A. Geologists manipulate data to fit their hypotheses, which results in different conclusions.

B. Scientific predictions must list every possible outcome to make sure that they are never incorrect.

C. Geologists have different specialties that can cause them to interpret data differently.

D. Scientific hypotheses need to be proven many times, so predictions of earthquakes are probably incorrect.