Law Vs Theory Quiz

Fill in the blank: A scientific law is a pattern or ______ in nature that is described and appears to always be true.

• event

• experiment

• opinion

• prediction

Fill in the blank: A scientific law ______ the results of certain scientific observations.

• predicts

• describes

• ignores

• contradicts

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Fill in the blank: A scientific law explains what ______.

• happens

• should be done

• is imagined

• is believed

Fill in the blank: A scientific law usually ______ be disproven or abandoned (may be outliers).

• cannot

• always

• often

• easily

Fill in the blank: A scientific law is a statement of ______, does not explain ______.

• how, why

• why, how

• fact, theory

• theory, fact

Fill in the blank: Laws are expressed mathematically through a ______.

• formula

• diagram

• experiment

• hypothesis

Fill in the blank: The most logical _______ of observations or events based on knowledge gained from many investigations is called a scientific theory.

• explanation

• description

• prediction

• measurement

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Scientific theories propose ____?

A scientific theory can be disproved or abandoned if new information does not support it.

• True

• False

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A scientific theory can sometimes be expressed mathematically through a _____

• formula

• diagram

• experiment

• hypothesis

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