1-4b Scientific Theories and Laws

In science, a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world that can incorporate facts, laws, inferences, and tested hypotheses.

• Fact
• Theory
• Law
• Hypothesis

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Laws tells us that it happens but doesn’t describe how or why.

• True
• False

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Scientific theories are based on

• general assumptions of how systems work.
• mathematical principles that can be proven true.
• large amounts of data collected over time.
• observations from within only one scientific discipline.

A scientific law can be demoted to a theory if information is produced questions it's validity.

• True

• False

A scientific law is a repeatable pattern in nature

• True

• False

A scientific theory can become a law if it has enough evidence to support it.

• True

• False

A theory explains

• What happens

• Why something happens

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A law explains

• What happens

• Why something happens

Identify the following statement as a Law or Theory.

Any 2 objects that have mass have a gravitational attraction (force) between them.

• Law of Gravity

• Theory of Gravity

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Identify the following statement as a Law or Theory.

2 objects that have mass create a gravitational attraction (force) between them bcause objects warp space causing it to bend which allows the objects to "roll" in that space towards one another.

• Law of Gravity

• Theory of Gravity

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