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. sue watched boats on the river. she noticed that some of the boats were v - shaped, and other boats seemed to have flat bottoms. she speculated that the shape of the boat bottom might affect how much weight the boat could hold, so that flat - bottomed boats would hold more weight. so, she decided to make several aluminum foil boats to float in the bathtub. she made ten boats with flat bottoms and ten boats with v - shaped bottoms, and then she kept track of the number of pennies it took to sink each boat in the water. sue compared the average number of pennies it took to sink the boats in each of the two groups. because the flat - bottomed boats held more pennies, she reasoned that the shape of the boat bottom affected how much weight the boat could hold.

Explanation:

The hypothesis is a proposed explanation. Sue speculated that the shape of the boat bottom might affect how much weight the boat could hold, with flat - bottomed boats holding more weight. This is her hypothesis as it is a possible explanation she came up with based on her initial observations.

Answer:

She speculated that the shape of the boat bottom might affect how much weight the boat could hold, so that flat - bottomed boats would hold more weight.