__________ explains what happens in an event and __________ applies knowledge to create something or change an existing process.
The hypothesis; scientific method
Technological design; scientific method
Scientific method; technological design
Scientific method; the hypothesis
An hypothesis is a sort of "untested idea" as to what might be happening. I guess it becomes a theory if experiments back it up, and if the combination leads to other things.So, I'd go for The top pair of answers.