6th 2.3 Scientific Theories and Laws

Both scientific explanations and   _______________  results support scientific theory.

• law
• hypothetical
• experimental

Scientists __________________ test scientific theories.

• constantly
• rarely
• never

A scientific law is ________________ the law of a state or community.

• the same as
• different than

Like any scientific law, the law of gravity describes a pattern in ___________________.

• the laboratory
• nature
• science

A scientific law ___________ explain the pattern that it describes.

• does not
• does

If new observations do not support a scientific theory, then the theory might be 

• supported
• kept
• thrown out
• disagreed

The  ______________________ is a scientific theory that explains the origin of the universe.

• Big Bang
• Incredible Bulk
• Time's Arrow
• The Beginning of Time

A scientific theory is well-supported and _________________________.

• known
• widely accepted
• liked
• agreed upon

"All objects in the universe attract each other" is a scientific _______________

• law
• theory
• force
• method

Like scientific knowledge, scientific theories can ___________ over time.

• never change
• change
• evolve