Which of the following statements best describes the characteristics of a hypothesis, one of the steps of the scientific method a. it is a possible answer to a specific question b. it is a scientific inquiry that cannot be tested c. it is a fact d. it is always true

Bob: coke is baby pandas.jim: what? how do you figure that coke is baby pandas? bob: because this book says so.jim: how do we know the book is correct? bob: because it says that coke is baby pandas.jim: how does that prove the book's accuracy? bob: because it's statement involving coke and baby pandas is correct, therefore it is accurate.jim: how do we know that it's correct? bob: because we have concluded that the book is accurate, and therefore the statement is correct.therefore, coke is baby pandas.