Question

Which statement best described the nature of scientific knowledge?

• A. It is absolute and unchanging.
• B. It is determined by the authority figures.
• C. It is irrelevant to scientific enquiry.
• D. It is tentative and subject to revision.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. It is tentative and subject to revision.

• It is tentative and subject to revision. Scientific knowledge evolves through empirical evidence, testing, and peer review; it is reliable yet open to modification, unlike fixed absolutes or authority-driven claims.