Question

the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes analyzing the data. keegan was washing dishes after dinner. as he used detergent to clean oils off the plates, he was reminded of how his chemistry teacher said detergents worked: by disrupting surface tension. did that mean that detergents kept liquids from holding together? keegan predicted that as more detergent was added to a liquid, the liquid would hold together less well. he filled four cups with the same amount of water. he mixed one drop of detergent in the first cup, two drops in the second, and three drops in the third. he did not add any detergent to the fourth cup. next, he took four quarters. he added one drop of plain water at a time onto one of the quarters until the water spilled off. he counted the drops and repeated the experiment with the remaining quarters and solutions. he found that plain water took the most drops to spill off, while the water with three drops of detergent took the least. he determined that he was correct in predicting that detergent made liquids hold together less well.

Explanation:

The part where Keegan notes that plain water took the most drops to spill off and water with three drops of detergent took the least, and then determines his prediction was correct, is analyzing the data. He is looking at the results of his experiment (number of drops until spill - off) and drawing a conclusion based on that data.

Answer:

He found that plain water took the most drops to spill off, while the water with three drops of detergent took the least. He determined that he was correct in predicting that detergent made liquids hold together less well.