A friend who knows a lot about science reads in a book that a piece of black paper will get warmer in sunlight than a piece of white paper. Which of these is a scientific reaction to this information?


a) Accept the statement as true because your friend knows about science.

b) Design an experiment to show whether the statement is correct or incorrect.

c) Believe the statement because it was written in a book, so you can trust it to be true.

d) Tell your friend that the statement makes no sense because color does not affect temperature.