Scientific research may be defined as a systematic, controlled, empirical, and critical investigation of hypothetical propositions about the presumed relations among observed phenomena. This definition contains the basic terms necessary in defining the method of scientific research, and describes a procedure that has been accepted for centuries. However, regardless of its origin, all research begins with a basic question or proposition about a specific phenomenon. For example: Why do viewers select one television program over another?
Scallops come from sandy or muddy bottoms of most seas and oceans.
scallop (plural scallops) 1  Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae which are free-swimming. 2  One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell. 3  A fillet of meat, escalope. 4  A form of fried potato. 5  A dish shaped like a scallop shell.