Question

writing a hypothesis
fatima is watching her pet cat, winter, napping in the sun. fatima is curious about the heart rate of winter when she is napping, so she develops this scientific question: does a cats heart rate change while it is napping? she decides to develop a hypothesis to test this scientific question. what could fatimas hypothesis be?

Explanation:

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. For Fatima's question about a cat's heart - rate during napping, it can be either a statement of no - change or change.

Answer:

A cat's heart rate remains constant while it is napping. (Or: A cat's heart rate changes while it is napping.)