Question

Select the correct text in the passage. Which statement is a hypothesis? Jada decides to investigate the effectiveness of hand sanitizers compared to soap. She says that hand sanitizers are as effective as soap in destroying bacteria. Many sanitizers have alcohol as their main component. She performs a study in which people use sanitizers for one week and then soap for another week. She then examines the bacterial count.

Answer 1

She says that hand sanitizers are as effective as soap in destroying bacteria. is your answer.

Answer 2

The second statement is a hypothesis.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is an idea or the assumption that is presented so that it can be examined or tested to check if its true or not. In any of the scientific process, the hypothesis is made before any proper experiment or research has been done, apart from basic knowledge.

Jada also made an assumption about the effectiveness of soap and sanitizers before any research.

Thus, the second statement is a hypothesis.