Nature of Science

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An Educated Guess

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hypothesis

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The use of scientific methods to test a hypothesis

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experiment

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A prediction that can only be supported or not supported by scientific experimentation.

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hypothesis

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Explains something we see in the natural world that has been verified through repeated experiments or testing.

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theory

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A ___ is observed and describes in the natural world what appears to always be true.

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law

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Explains HOW nature works.

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theory

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Help us understand laws.

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theory

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Describes What nature does

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law

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Happens under very specific conditions in nature.

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law

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Can a theory be supported by enough empirical evidence to become a law?

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False. It can never be a law.