Astudent is walking along the beach and notices that the waves crash more violently in some areas. she wonders if the slope of shoreline has any correlation to the way the waves break. what should this student do next to correctly follow the scientific method? explain why? a. desing an experiment to simulate how waves crash on the shore . b. conduct research about waves and shore lines . c. develop a hypothesis about waves and shorelines d. draw a conclusion about waves after conducting research.

The correct answer will be option-C.

Explanation:

To explain any natural phenomenon occurring in nature can be answered and explained by the following the scientific procedure or method.

The scientific method is the systematic approach to answer any scientific process which involves observing nature, asking a question, doing background research, proposing a hypothesis and performing experiments to test the hypothesis.  

In the given question, the student observed the pattern of the waves and predicted the reason by observing the correlation of the shoreline. the student will form a scientific hypothesis to explain the phenomenon.

Thus, Option-C is the correct answer.

for the points

organisms that lack symmetry are called asymmetrical and belong to phylum porifera/sponges.

organisms with specialized stinging cells belong to phylum cnidaria. stinging cells are called cnidoblast cells.

cnidarians show two morphological forms : polyp (sessile) and medusa (mobile)

filter feeding is observed in porifera members.  

alternation of generation is observed in coelenterata or cnidaria. there is alternation of asexual polyp form and sexual medusoid form. it is also referred as metagenesis.