Question

the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes developing a hypothesis. hint: to develop a hypothesis, you use logic and research to propose a possible explanation. jim likes to make rock candy to share with his friends. he normally makes rock candy using white sugar but wondered if he could make larger sugar crystals using pure cane sugar. he predicted that pure cane sugar would make the largest crystals, since it was a more pure form of sugar. jim set up 12 glass jars with a stick and hot water. he added white sugar to 6 jars and pure cane sugar to the other 6. after one week, jim measured the size of the sugar crystals in each jar. he found that the rock candy made with white sugar had larger crystals than those made with pure cane sugar. he then predicted that smaller sugar granules would lead to larger sugar crystals. (image: rock candy on sticks)

Explanation:

To identify the part about developing a hypothesis, we look for a proposed explanation using logic/research. The sentence "He predicted that pure cane sugar would make the largest crystals, since it was a more pure form of sugar" uses reasoning (purity of cane sugar) to propose a possible explanation for crystal size, fitting the hypothesis - development definition.

Answer:

He predicted that pure cane sugar would make the largest crystals, since it was a more pure form of sugar.