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What are the characteristics of an effective hypothesis?

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Most teachers will ask that you state your Hypothesis as an If, Then, Because question as it will help your thought proccess and make it easier to create a hypothesis.

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If the plant doesnt get sunlight, then the plant will die because It can no longer photosynthesize.

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First, a good hypothesis must be testable and falsifiable. We must be able to test the hypothesis using the methods of science and if you'll recall Popper's falsifiability criterion, it must be possible to gather evidence that will disconfirm the hypothesis if it is indeed false.

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