Question

Which question can be answered by science?

A. Should the government regulate the use of shopping bags?

B. Why do you think people should use paper bags?

C. Should people be required to reuse plastic bags?

D. What is the effect of paper bags on the environment?

Answer 1

D) is the correct answer.

A) is a political issue, B) is an opinion, C) is both a political and Social issue

Answer 2

Answer;

D. What is the effect of paper bags on the environment?

This is an example of a question that can be answered by science.

Step-by-step explanation;

To answer a question science constructs theories, and then compares them to empirically-collected data, and decides which theories provide better fits to the data. For example to the question, "What is the effect of paper bags on the environment?" can be answered using science, by developing a hypothesis, that paper bags have a negative effect on the environment, then collecting data experimentally and then deciding whether the hypothesis is acceptable.