What is the effect of a nonsense mutation in a gene?

Ricardo notices that when he plays soccer in the rain, his ball does not seem to go as far after a kick. what is the best scientific question that ricardo could ask about this observation? is soccer better played in the rain or sun? how does rain affect the distance a soccer ball can travel? how does rain affect the speed of a soccer ball? is soccer affected by the rain?

Each pair of clay balls represents two planetesimals. if each planetesimal is composed of the same material and is separated he the same distance, which pair experiences the frayed gravitational attraction?

2. which is the last step in the scientific method?