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Hypothesis: testable prediction made before an experiment
Theory: an explanation that accounts for and is supported by all the evidence we have on a topic
Law: a rule of nature, often mathematical, that fits all observations and data
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Compare and contrast law theory and hypothesis?
Hypothesis: testable prediction made before an experiment Theory: an explanation that accounts for and is supported by all the evidence we have on a topic Law: a rule of nature, often mathematical, that fits all observations and data
Compare and contrast scientific theories?
Scientific law is proven (for the most part) and scientific theory is not proven yet."However scientific law is a law that cannot be broken.
Which of these have been the most extensively tested theory law or hypothesis?
I think hypothesis
What are differentiate of theory and law?
Differentiate or compare theory from law
What is the contrast between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific law?
The THEORY on which the LAW is based has been tested and (so far) found to be true. A HYPOTHISIS is just a guess ... perhaps a good one, but still a guess.
How are law and theory related?
A scientific theory is an idea that is supported by a hypothesis. Once the theory is proven to be permanently correct, it is a law or fact.
What is the correct order for the steps of scientific method?
The correct steps for the scientific method are: Observation Hypothesis Theory Scientific Law
What is the difference between a hypothesis a scientific theory and a scientific law?
A hypothesis is any concept concerning understanding something, anything. A (scientific) theory is a hypothesis which has been tested and found (so far) to be true. A "scientific law" is just a thumb-nail description of a theory (its never complete).
What can a hypothesis become if its supported by repeated experimentation?
Answer this question… What can a hypothesis become if it is supported by repeated experimentation?
How does hypothesis become a law or principle?
Look up the definition of an "hypothesis" and look up the definition of a "law." Now look at hypotheses are tested. Can a theory ever become law? What are the limiting factors of an hypothesis versus the limitations of a law, and how are each established? Answer those questions, and you will find your answer.
Compare and contrast a scientific law with a theory using a VENN diagram?
A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or group of hypotheses that have been supported with repeated testing. A theory is valid as long as there is no evidence to dispute it. Therefore, theories can be disproven. Basically, if evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis, then the hypothesis can become accepted as a good explanation of a phenomenon. One definition of a theory is to say it's an accepted hypothesis. A law generalizes a body of observations. At the time it is made, no exceptions have been found to a law. Scientific laws explain things, but they do not describe them. One way to tell a law and a theory apart is to ask if the description gives you a means to explain 'why'. As you can see, there is no 'proof' or absolute 'truth' in science. The closest we get are facts, which are indisputable observations. Note, however, if you define proof as arriving at a logical conclusion, based on the evidence, then there is 'proof' in science. I work under the definition that to prove something implies it can never be wrong, which is different. If you're asked to define hypothesis, theory, and law, keep in mind the definitions of proof and of these words can vary slightly depending on the scientific discipline. What is important is to realize they don't all mean the same thing and cannot be used interchangeably.
Compare and contrast scientific law and scientific theory?
Scientific law is a rule that describes the behavior of something in nature, usually describes what will happen in a situation but not why it happened and scientific theory is an explanation that is supported by results from experimentation or testing.What they have in common is thwey both have something to do with science
