Scientists create both scientific theories and scientific laws as they make observations and conduct experiments about the natural world. Which of the following statements most accurately compares the difference between scientific theories and scientific laws?

Scientific theories are ideas that explain natural events, while scientific laws more reliably predict natural events.

Scientific laws are based on evidence, while scientific theories are not.

Scientific theories involve only biology, while laws involve all types of science.

Scientific theories involve mathematical equations, while scientific laws are based on observations.

Which of the following ways describe how scientific theories and scientific laws are alike?

Both scientific theories and scientific laws can be modified if new evidence is discovered.

Both scientific theories and scientific laws explain why events occur in nature.

Both scientific theories and scientific laws are accepted by only the minority of scientists in their field.

Scientific theories and scientific laws are not alike in any ways.

Sir Isaac Newton was sitting under an apple tree one day when an apple hit him on the head. He wondered why the apple fell and eventually developed what became the law of gravity. Why is gravity considered a scientific law and not a scientific theory?

The law of gravity describes the attraction between particles in the universe.

The law of gravity explains why the particles attract each other.

Gravity is not a law, it is a theory

The law of gravity explains why the apple hit him on the head.

Which statement below correctly identifies the difference between laws and theories?

Laws describe phenomena, while theories explain why phenomena exist.

Laws are a statement of fact, while theories are a statement of opinion.

Laws explain why phenomena exist, while theories explain how.

Laws are a prediction of phenomena, while theories are an explanation.

Which of the following best describes a scientific theory?

A well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations

A mathematical representation of a natural phenomenon

A prediction of future events based on past data

What is the primary difference between a scientific law and a scientific theory?

A law describes what happens, while a theory explains why phenomena occur

A law explains why phenomena occur, while a theory describes what happens

A law is a well-tested explanation, while a theory is a prediction

A law is based on hypotheses, while a theory is based on facts

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Predicts what will happen in the natural world.

Law

Theory

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Changes with new observations.

Theory

Law

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Theory or Law??? Explanation of a wide range of observations?

Theory

Law

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Makes NO attempt to explain an event.

Theory

Law

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A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature

scientific law

scientific inquiry

scientific theory

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A scientific ____________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.

law

theory

method

variable

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Which of these describes a natural phenomenon or relationship that always occurs under specific conditions

theory

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Laws vs Theories

Predicts what will happen in the natural world.

Changes with new observations.

Theory or Law??? Explanation of a wide range of observations?

Makes NO attempt to explain an event.

A rule that describes a repeatable pattern in nature

A scientific ____________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.

Which of these describes a natural phenomenon or relationship that always occurs under specific conditions

Which of these can be represented mathematically and provide no explanation why a phenomenon occurs?

Theory or Law??? How the universe was formed.

Theory or Law??? The effect of gravity on objects?

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