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A scientific law is the last step in a series of steps that starts with an observation and a possible theory of why is it or how is it happening.

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What is the difference a scientific theory and a scientific law?

A scientific theory is an explanation of some natural phenomenon. A scientific law is a succinct statement of some aspect of a scientific theory.


What is the difference a scientific theory and scientific law?

A scientific theory is an explanation of some natural phenomenon. A scientific law is a succinct statement of some aspect of a scientific theory.


How is a scientific law unlike unlike a scientific theory?

scientific law is unlike a scientific theory in a sense that its the next step above a scientific theory.A scientific law is one that has been proven, a scientific theory has not been proven yet.


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


How does a scientific law and a scientific theory relate?

A theory explains how something works - a "law" is just a thumb nail description of a theory.


What steps are taken by scientists in developing a scientific law or theory?

When scientists develop a scientific law or theory they follow the scientific method. They first develop a hypothesis and then test their hypotheses in order to record any reactions or occurrences. Once they have performed enough tests to either prove or disprove their hypothesis they can state a scientific law or theory.


A scientific law eventually becomes a scientific theory?

no


Can a scientific law become a scientific theory?

You're playing with words ... a "law" is just a thumb nail description of a theory.


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.


How would you distinguish a scientific theory from a scientific law-?

A scientific theory is accepted as factual even though it hasn't been proven. A scientific law has been proven as fact.


How does the scientific law differ from the scientific theory?

A theory is just an idea of how things work a law is a theory already proven that applies anywhere just depending of the variables used in the law


How is Scientific law and scientific theory diffrent?

A scientific law is the description of a recurring event that occurs in nature. A scientific theory is an explanation of the law. The law does not change, but the theory may change when new data indicate that it needs to.