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A scientific law is not a law in the sense that it must be obeyed. It is a law by virtue of the fact that no one has yet found an instance where the law does not hold. A scientific law, despite its apparent immutability, is still only a theory and can never be proven since, as Karl Popper demonstrated, one can make observe a thousand swans and then make a law saying that all swans are white, but the first example of a black swan will invalidate that law.
Gravity follows this example in that no one has yet found an instance where the universal law of gravitation has not held true, but that does not mean that in some distant corner of the universe or some billion years in the past or future the law of gravitation must hold true.
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Is gravity an example of a scientific law?
No, but the result of our attempt to understand gravity and describe it is.
Define a scientific law and give an example?
A+ The accelerationof gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared.
Which of these is on example of a scientific law?
Sex, orgasm.
How are a theory and scientific law the same?
A theory is a hypothesis that been tested and proven correct every time; a scientific law is a formula that embodies the principle of that theory in symbols, constants and units. For example, Newton's law of gravity says that the force of gravity between two objects is proportional to the product of the two masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. In formula, Fg = GMm/d2
The statement The law of gravity has held every day of your life therefore you expect the law of gravity to hold tomorrow is an example of?
induction
What is a example of scientific law?
One example of scientific law, is The Law Of Gravity.
What is an example of a scientific law?
One example of scientific law, is The Law Of Gravity.
Is gravity an example of a scientific law?
No, but the result of our attempt to understand gravity and describe it is.
Does a scientific law become a scientific theory?
A theory, when proven over time, can become a law. Example: Law of Gravity and Theory of Evolution
An example of a scientific law?
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared A+ students
Define a scientific law and give an example?
A+ The accelerationof gravity is 9.8 meters per second squared.
What is the difference in theory and scientific law?
A scientific law is an indisputable fact: there are no observances dictating it. For example, gravity is a scientific law. A scientific theory is simply a generally accepted explanation for a particular phenomenon or idea that cannot currently be proven or disproven. The structure of the atom and evolution are theories.
Examples of scientific law?
boyle's law, charles' law, law of conservation of mass.
Give an example of scientific explanation that regards a scientific consensus?
becuase of the gravity
Why is the law of gravity a scientific law- not a scientific theory?
In general, a scientific theory is a proposed explanation that has not been fully proven yet, while a law is a theory that has been proven to be true by lots of experimentation. The theory of Gravity has been tested and shown to be correct so much that it is at this point clearly a scientific law.
What is the diffrence between scientific law and scientific theory?
A law is known to be true. There is no dispute about it. A theory is disputable. Gravity is a law, the Big Bang is a theory.
A black hole is the ultimate example of what law?
The law of gravity.
