The scientific method is characterized as:

A) an orderly process in which theories are proved to be absolutely true.
B) an orderly process in which a test simplifies an observation in nature by controlling the conditions in which they are made.
C) an orderly process in which theories are verified or rejected.
D) a testable speculation or explanation of a theory.


C

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