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An explanation of a pattern in nature that is supported by observations and results from many investigations?
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What is a curved fracture pattern is called?
This has been answered before but there was no explanation given for the curve. Materials that do not have fracture planes such as glass and obsidian (a natural glass-like mineral) do not follow any particular structural arrangement when fracturing. The curve results from the distribution of stresses radiating from the fracture start point. The fracture pattern is called conchoidal.
What is granites grain pattern?
Granite has a heterogeneous grain pattern or texture.
What pattern in sodium chloride are the ions lined up?
Randum pattern!.
Which term is defined as a pattern that forms from a common center?
radial pattern
What concepts did magnetic striping reveal to scientists about the rock on either side of a spreading ridge?
The pattern of magnetic striping on one side of the ridge was a mirror image of the striping on the other side of the ridge, indicating that the plates were moving equally in opposite directions, giving a plausible explanation for continental drift theory. Before this discovery, no evidence of a mechanism for plate tectonics existed. It was obvious after this discovery, that new crust was being created at the ridges.
Which phrase best describes a scientific theory?
A scientific theory is the best explanation for a praticular pattern of observations.
Drawing conclusions from a pattern of observations is known as?
inductive reasoning.
What is a guess about a pattern or relationship based on observations in mathematics?
conjecture
What describes an observed pattern in nature but doesn't provide an explanation for it?
An observation describes a pattern.
What is the word for a guess about a pattern or relationship based on observations?
This would be called a hypothesis.
Using a pattern of specific observations to draw a general conclusion is known as?
inductive reasoning
A scientific is a rule used to describe a pattern seen in nature not an explanation of why that pattern might occur.?
Yes
Possible explanation for a pattern observed repeatedly in the natural world?
God.
What is A rule of nature that sums up related observations to describe a pattern in nature?
The answer to that would be Law.
What can you conclude from your observations of sunspots?
Sunspot are never in a pattern. Sunspots move on the sun at the same speed.
Is a scientific law a rule used to describe a pattern seen in nature not an explanation of why that pattern might occur?
Yes
How does observing patterns in the world help scientists answer scientific questions?
Patterns offer clues as to what is going on. The clues lead scientists to make a hypothesis, a tentative explanation that accounts for the observed pattern. The hypothesis then gets tested, sometimes in ingenious ways. If the hypothesis holds up, you may have a working theory on your hands. The theory would be the best current explanation for the pattern. If you can explain the pattern, you have the answer to a scientific question. If the theory is good, it will lead to other possibilities that have not yet been observed. And if the theory is excellent, these unobserved possibilities will eventually be detected. These new observations will be considered strong evidence in support of the theory's soundness.
