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What is the contrast between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific law?
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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.
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How is Hypothesis different from scientific law?
A hypothesis is a guess when a scientific law has been answered and proven.
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 is the correct order for the steps of scientific method?
The correct steps for the scientific method are: Observation Hypothesis Theory Scientific Law
Is the factor being measured in an experiment a hypothesis or scientific law?
Scientific law :)
What is the scientific law of expand and contrast?
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What is the the difference between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory?
A scientific hypothesis is an educated guess of what will happen in the experiment. A scientific theory is someone's thoughts on why something happened in an experiment. However, this cannot be proven. The opposite of this is a scientific law. This is statement of what will always happen under the same conditions.
What do you call a scientific hypothesis that is proven over and over again?
scientific fact or scientific law
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.
Is a law a possible explanation for a scientific question?
false is a hypothesis
Which of these steps of the scientific method involves stating a relationship but not proposing an explanation for the relationship A. observation B. scientific law C. theory D. hypothesis?
A. observation. All other either state (law, theory) or presume (hypothesis) some relationship between different objects.
Why is a scientific law called a law?
A scientific law is one that has been tested throughout hypothesis and theory and proven to be true all the time.
Is a scientific hypothesis an absolutely unbreakable law of physics?
No. A hypothesis is a proposed statement in science. When a hypothesis is constantly proven and accepted by the scientific community, it becomes known as a theory. Even a theory is not a LAW of physics. The only laws that exist in science are those that can be proven through math. While unbreakable laws of physics exist, if it cannot be mathematically proven, a scientific hypothesis is not an unbreakable law of physics.
