Which hypothesis describes the behavior of molecules when a substance changes from a gas to a liquid? Your
A. The average speed of the molecules increases, because they have lower energy in the liquid state.
B. The average speed of the molecules decreases, because they have lower energy in the liquid state.
C. The average speed of the molecules decreases, because they have higher energy in the liquid state.
D. The average speed of the molecules increases, because they have higher energy in the liquid state.

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the answer is b because, investigating whether another species of moth also drinks tears might be interesting, but it would not directly explain why this species of moth does.

to explain why this species of moth drinks tears, the scientist could ask: "what nutrients that moths need are in elephant tears? "

the scientist could experiment with moth repellent or oter ways to keep the moths away, but that would not answer his original question.