Question

What is the next step in the scientific method, following the formation of a hypothesis

Answer 1

Answer:

Making a prediction based on the hypothesis and Testing the hypothesis.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is the potential answer to a question that can be tested. Once a hypothesis has been raised, it must be tested by looking whether the prediction of that hypothesis is correct or not. The prediction is the expected outcome  if the hypothesis is correct.

To test a hypothesis, an experiment associated with the prediction must be performed. The results of the experiment may either support or contradict the hypothesis. Results supporting a hypothesis do not mean that such hypothesis is irrefutable, but they are evidence that the hypothesis is correct. On the other hand,  results contradicting a hypothesis point that the hypothesis is probably not correct.

Answer 2

making a prediction
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