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Look at this picture of a whale shark.Which question about whale sharks is nonscientific?

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What do whale sharks eat?
B
How big is the average whale shark’s mouth?
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Does a whale shark like having a large mouth?
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What happens to the water that enters a whale shark’s mouth?
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Look at this picture.What is a scientific question that could be asked about the picture?

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Does the butterfly primarily visit orange flowers?
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What color are the butterfly’s stripes?
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What kind of butterfly is shown?
D
Why did the butterfly land?
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The human genome project identified the sequence of base pairs in human DNA and identified several genes. Which question would least likely lead to a scientific investigation based on these findings?

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Are certain humans more likely to develop genetic diseases?
B
How can DNA be used to identify criminals?
C
Can drugs be developed to target certain genes?
D
Should there be laws to protect DNA information?
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Which question could be tested in a scientific manner?

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What causes some people to be color-blind?
B
Why should people be nice to other people?
C
Why is the color purple better than the color red?
D
What are the best shoes to wear when exercising?
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What is a scientific question?

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a question that is asked by scientists only
B
a question that is based on observations and that is testable
C
a question that is broad and that reinforces existing knowledge
D
a question that has a simple answer that doesn’t need to be tested
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Which sentence correctly states whether a question is scientific, and provides a correct explanation?“Is the lifespan of snowshoe hares, which are white in the winter and brown in the summer, affected by levels of winter snowfall?”

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Yes, because the question is specific.
B
No, because the question cannot be tested in a laboratory.
C
Yes, because the question has already been answered.
D
No, because the question does not lead to a hypothesis.
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Look at this photo of an insect.What is a scientific question that can be asked about the insect in the photo?

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What color is the insect?
B
How many species of insects are there?
C
What does the insect resemble most?
D
How does the insect’s appearance affect its survival?

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