In a scientific investigation, what is the name for a prediction that can be tested? a. conclusion b. evidence c. hypothesis d. verification

The correct answer will be option-C.

Explanation:

The scientific investigation follows a process called the scientific method which approaches to answer a scientific question.

To answer a scientific question based on the observation, The researcher proposes an explanation based on the prediction with no or few pieces of evidence to answer the scientific question. This proposed explanation is known as the scientific hypothesis which can be verified and on the basis of performed experiments and data.

Thus, Option-C is the correct answer.

for example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales .