Scientific Theory vs Scientific Law

What is a Scientific Theory

• an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified

• I don’t know

• a statement based on repeated experiments or observations that describe some aspect of the natural world

• Something a scientists assumes

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Difference between a scientific theory and a scientific law

• A scientific theory is fake and a scientific law is true

• A scientific theory is based on observations and a scientific law is based on facts

• A scientific theory is true and a scientific law is fake

• A scientific theory is based on an facts and a scientific law is based on observations

What is a scientific law

• a statement based on repeated experiments or observations that describe some aspect of the natural world

• I don’t know

• Another word for a hypothesis

What is something scientific law and scientific theory have in common

• They are both backed up by evidence and facts

• Both cannot be proven correct

What is something that scientific theory does but not scientific law

• It does not explain a phenomenon

• It explains a phenomenon

• It shows how a phenomenon works

In order to make a scientific theory one must...

• Explain a phenomenon

• Make a statement about a phenomenon

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In order to make a scientific law one must...

• Explain a phenomenon

• Make a statement about a phenomenon

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Difference between scientific theory and a hypothesis

• A scientific theory explains a phenomenon while a hypothesis is an educated guess based on an observation

• A scientific theory is an educated guess based on an observation while a hypothesis explains a phenomenon

Answer why

• Scientifc Law

• Scientific Theory

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Answer What

• Scientific Law

• Scientific Theory

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