Answer: It's an EXPERIMENT
Explanation: Experiment is done when we apply anything to a samples or conditions in other to study another sample or conditions.
Observation is done when, we study samples or conditions in it's natural way, without application of anything that may alter it's result.
Because the researcher has applied fertilizer to one side and did not apply to the other side, that means he has performed an experiment. Since he wasn't observing the two sample in it's natural way without any external application.
If the size of star is bigger it produces more brightness,because inside it reactions take place.bigger the size more the brightness.
Because it was a weak central government leaving most the power to the states