Gianni Griffin

Chemistry

12 June, 14:21

Consider the following statements:

Prediction: It will rain before Monday

evening if it is cloudy when the sun goes

down on Friday evening.

Observation: Every week for two months

the above prediction held true.

Given this observation, should the

prediction be accepted as a fact?

A Yes; an event that happens so frequently

is almost certain to continue to happen

regularly.

B Yes; if a hypothesis holds true during

several observations, it is a scientific fact.

C No; the observations were not made in a

laboratory

No; the prediction should not be accepted

without additional observations.