"which statement is the best interpretation of the material presented in the chart?
(1)scientific explanations are built by combining evidence that can be observed with what people already know.
(2)inquiry involves making judgments about the reliability of the source and relevance of the information.
(3)science provides information, but values are also essential to making ethical decisions.
(4)hypotheses are valuable even if they turn out not to be true, because they may lead to further investigation."

After reading the contents of the table shown in the attached picture, I am pretty sure that the statement which is the best interpretation of the material presented in the chart is being shown in the first option:  Scientific explanations are built by combining evidence that can be observed with what people already know. I choose this option as I recognized sort of 'cause&effect' information. In the first one you can see some well-known facts and in the other picture you can see accurate information gathered by scientists due to those facts.

Hope that helps!

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