A teacher asks his students to think about why the weather is colder in the winter than it is in the summer. One student responds that the Sun is farther away from Earth during the winter and closer to Earth in summer. This response is an example of which of the following?
A. Experiment
B. Hypothesis
C. Scientific law
D. Theory

Question

A teacher asks his students to think about why the weather is colder in the winter than it is in the summer. One student responds that the Sun is farther away from Earth during the winter and closer to Earth in summer. This response is an example of which of the following? 
	A.	Experiment
	B.	Hypothesis
	C.	Scientific law
	D.	Theory

aaronq · Answer

the student would be hypothesizing this.

theories are confirmed, if he had evidence supporting his hypothesis (e.g. data from a satellite) and others could confirm it (over and over) then it would be a theory.

anonymous · Answer

so this is B hypothesis thanks :)

aaronq · Answer

no problem