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A hypothesis is changed or updated often than scientific theory?
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∙ 13y ago
If I understand the question correctly, you are asking whether a scientify *theory* can be revised as new evidence is presented, and the answer is YES.
This forms the entire foundation of science - any theory that cannot be revised is contrary to the scientific method; it has, in effect, become dogma.
Any theory that cannot be demonstrated through the available evidence must be rejected. So, if a scientist discovers new data that invalidates a previously working theory, then that theory is rejected by the scientific community.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoAn hypothesis is the idea around which we devise an experiment to prove or disprove.
If proven, and if of general application, then it may become a theory.
For example, Pythagoras Theory on ratios of the sides of a triangle.
A theory is not an unproven thesis; it is proven, provable, and predictive.
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∙ 10y agoWhen scientists gain new information, they often revise ________
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What is a proposed a scientific idea is called?
hypothesis
How are law and theory related?
A scientific theory is an idea that is supported by a hypothesis. Once the theory is proven to be permanently correct, it is a law or fact.
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.
Name a scientific theory that has changed?
That the world was flat. And there was no other planets.
What is the principle of falsfifiability?
The principle of falsifiability states that any theory or hypothesis being tested must be stated in a way that allows the possibility for disproving, rejecting or showing as inaccurate that theory or hypothesis through scientific methods, techniques and procedures. If you state a hypothesis that renders it immune to any attempts for rejecting it via scientific methods, then you have violated the falsifiability principle and such hypotheses or theories are scientifically non-viable. You must make predictions that allow your hypothesis to be shown as incorrect.
When can a scientific theories be changed?
whenever an experiment fails to confirm the theory it is no longer a theory ... it becomes a hypothesis
. A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if?
A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if the hypothesis is tested extensively and competing hypotheses are eliminated.
What best describes the difference between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory?
A hypothesis requires confirmation to advance to the status of theory.
What is the correct order for the steps of scientific method?
The correct steps for the scientific method are: Observation Hypothesis Theory Scientific Law
A hypothesis that has been verified by many scientists?
scientific theory
What will a hypothesis become if its is supported by repeated experimentation?
A scientific theory
What primary difference between a scientific theory and a hypothesis is that a theory is?
A scientific theory is more elaborated than a simple hypothesis and generally is validated by experiments.
What is the relationship between hypothesis and scientific theory?
A hypothesis is what you believe will happen when you do an experiment. Scientific theory is when you use the data you have received from an experiment and create an idea that best suits your results. A theory can be related back to your original hypothesis, the experiment can prove whether your hypothesis was right.
How does a scientific theory compare with a hypothesis?
A hypothesis is an educated guess on the possibility of some phenomena while a scientific theory is when the phenomena is confirmed by observation.
What is the step after the hypothesis in the scientific method?
A theory
A possible explanation that may be tested by experimentation?
A Scientific Theory.
What is a proposed explanation for a scientific problem?
that would be either a hypothesis or theory
