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Why is a scientific theory not rejected completely when a new unexplained discoveries are made?
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Are all theories completely accepted or completely rejected?
Both. Some are still being tested.
Has society often rejected new scientific ideas?
True
Why a new scientific hypothesis might be accepted or rejected?
Observational evidence
Which is true about scientific theories?
Scientific theories can be rejected by new reliable evidence.
Are all theories always completely accepted or completely rejected?
Fact supported theories and not guesses, but reliable accounts of the real world. Most theories accepted by scientists have been repeatedly tested by experiments and thus can be used to make predictions, which are then most likely to be true
Can scientific theories be rejected?
No
What describes the basis on which new scientific ideas are accepted or rejected?
New scientific ideas are accepted or rejected based on compelling evidence.
Can a theory be rejected?
Theories can be changed or rejected if and when the scientific evidence no longer supports the theory.
Which of these best describes the basis on which new scientific ideas are accepted or rejected?
New scientific ideas are accepted or rejected based on compelling evidence.
What causes a hypothesis to be rejected?
A hypothesis will be rejected if it fails the necessary testing required for it to become a scientific theory.
Are all theories completely accepted or completely rejected?
Both. Some are still being tested.
Does society often rejected new scientific ideas?
true A+
Does Society has often rejected new scientific ideas?
true A+
Has society often rejected new scientific ideas?
True
Why a new scientific hypothesis might be accepted or rejected?
Observational evidence
What was Sir Isaac Newtons discoveries in light?
He rejected the idea of christian huygens according to him light travels only on a straight line.
When scientists rejected the continental drift were they using the scientific process?
No, because the scientists did not have a hypothesis
