Question

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classify the hypotheses about fluids on earth as falsifiable or non - falsifiable.
floating in the great salt lake in utah is a lot of fun.
the great salt lake is salty due to a high rate of water evaporation in the desert climate.
magma erupting from the mantle below earths surface is hot and fluid in nature.
magma leaks up from the mantle below earths surface and spreads out, forming a new ocean floor, thereby causing land forms above to move.
falsifiable
non - falsifiable

Explanation:

• A falsifiable hypothesis can be tested and potentially proven wrong.
• "The Great Salt Lake is salty due to a high rate of water evaporation in the desert climate" can be tested by measuring evaporation rates and salt levels.
• "Magma leaks up from the mantle below Earth’s surface and spreads out, forming a new ocean floor, thereby causing land forms above to move" can be studied through geological evidence.
• A non - falsifiable hypothesis cannot be tested in a scientific way.
• "Floating in the Great Salt Lake in Utah is a lot of fun" is a subjective statement (fun is a personal feeling) and cannot be objectively tested to be false.
• "Magma erupting from the mantle below Earth’s surface is hot and fluid in nature" is a basic observation that is more of a description rather than a testable prediction (we know magma is hot and fluid from direct observation, not a hypothesis that can be falsified in the scientific method sense of testing a prediction).

Answer:

• Falsifiable:
• The Great Salt Lake is salty due to a high rate of water evaporation in the desert climate.
• Magma leaks up from the mantle below Earth’s surface and spreads out, forming a new ocean floor, thereby causing land forms above to move.
• Non - Falsifiable:
• Floating in the Great Salt Lake in Utah is a lot of fun.
• Magma erupting from the mantle below Earth’s surface is hot and fluid in nature.