A scientist tries to determine why a particular car is getting a much lower gas mileage than claimed by the manufacturer by systematically designing experiments to test possible causes for the problem. This is an example of
A) discovery science
B) nonscience
C) hypothesis-driven science
D) pseudoscience

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This is an example of hypothesis-driven science as the scientist is systematically testing possible causes for the lower gas mileage based on a hypothesis that there is a problem with the car. Discovery science is more observational in nature, while pseudoscience and nonscience do not involve scientific methodology.

A Scientist Tries to Determine Why a Particular Car Is