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whenever an experiment fails to confirm the theory

it is no longer a theory ... it becomes a hypothesis

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A scientific theory is not the same as a scientific law because a law is already proved and used but theories can be changed by other scientists is the view of a 13 year old girl.


Why are scientific theories needed?

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Are theories ever changed?

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