On the First Day of School,Ted's Grade 5 Teacher Asks

On the first day of school,Ted's grade 5 teacher asks her students to introduce themselves and tell the class what they did on their summer vacation.Ted notes that all of the smart kids had gone on great trips; so travel,he reasons,must make you smart.Ted gathers information from the students in his school and analyzes it.Ted is testing this ___________.

A) theory
B) fact
C) hypothesis
D) formal explanation