In the scientific method,_____ are derived from _____,in order to test the accuracy of the latter.

A) hypotheses;theories
B) theories;hypotheses
C) experiments;correlations
D) hypotheses;experiments

Hypotheses

Proposed explanations or predictions that can be tested through research and experimentation.

Theories

Systematically organized principles or explanations about phenomena or relationships in the universe.

Experiments

Scientific procedures undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.