Which of the following is true of a hypothesis?
A) It is a tentative idea or explanation which can be disproved by an experiment.
B) It is a tentative idea or explanation which can be proven by an experiment.
C) It is a tentative idea which can either be proven or disproved by an experiment.
D) It is a belief which is asserted without proof.

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A hypothesis is a tentative idea or explanation which can either be proven or disproved by an experiment. It is not asserted without proof like option D, nor can it be proven with certainty like option B. Option A is partly correct in that a hypothesis can be disproved by an experiment, but it is not limited to just being disproved - it can also be supported by experiment. Therefore, option C is the most accurate description of a hypothesis.

Which of the Following Is True of a Hypothesis