how does a hypothesis help scientists understand the natural world?

Answer 1

the hypothesis does not directly help a scientist understand anything. a hypothesis is just a guess... BUT hypotheses are v important because based on a hypothesis you can design an experiment and the results of that experiment will suggest if the hypothesis is true or not.

Answer 2

A hypothesis is a model of how things *might* be. Once a model exists, the model can be tested by doing observations to see if the model covers all the cases.

Making a model forces people to look closely at nature to see if the model works. Many times the model isn't good enough, and doesn't explain some observations. This "feedback" forces the people who created the hypothesis to modify it. In this way, hypotheses become more and more accurate models of nature.

Answer 3

Because an hypothesis needs experiments and all experiment poses a question to nature witch can only be answered by yes or no. So when an experiment is correct, nature cannot evade the question or even answer perhaps.

Answer 4

a hypothesis is something you can test, it's a question, with a way to find out the answer by comparing results. Our natural World occurs naturally, and so, there is some question as to how nature works. These questions are converted into testable hypotheses.

Answer 5

You better re-take science class bud

Answer 6

its a question that is answered by the experiment, it narrows down what you're looking for