Answer:
There are a lot of differences. Formally the USA is a Federal Republic, while the UK is parliamentary monarchy. In practice, this means the USA has an elected head of state (The President) who has real powers, while the UK has a hereditary monarch (The King or Queen), who has virtually no power but a lot of symbolism.
Explanation:
In order to design her experiment, Phyllis will need:
- READING, as she will have to investigate the names of several fabrics (such as cotton, silk, linen, wool, cahsmere, leather, etc). She will also learn about waterproof materials.
- OBSERVATION as she performs the experiment. Because she will see that not every fabric repels water in the same way.
If you want to best predict the topics that might appear on a test, it is best that you use all the available sources, that is, that you use class discussions (inlcuding questions to the teacher), textbook and if you have access to, all previous assignments of the teacher.
So the best answer is: d. all of the above.