A person studying a topic is presented with new information that conflicts with previous findings. What would a scientist do in this situation?.

In order to take a test,the college board requires a form of identification. these strict rules are in place to keep people from taking other people's test. 

What are the statements?

The whale was a missile blasting from beneath the surface.  2.) a majestic whale leapt skyward before diving back into the sea.    these are both figurative language. this is so because the whale in sentence "1" was not actually a missile, nor was it actually blasting. now, for sentence "2", a whale can not actually "leap".