Which statement does not correctly describe the particles in a liquid? a. the particles can vibrate. b. the particles can slide past one another. c. the particles are closer together than they would be in most solids. d. the particles are moving much more rapidly than they would in a solid.

Astudent sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. she wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.