Law vs Theory

A law involves a ______ question.

• why

• what

• how

• where

A theory involves a ______ question.

• why

• what

• how

• where

Which can change based on new observations?

• theory

• law

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A theory can become a law with enough evidence.

• true

• false

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A theory is

• proven

• supported a large body of evidence

• both

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Alexis learned about the Universal Law of Gravitation which states every object is attracted to
every other object with a force that is determined by their mass and distance.

Why is it considered a law and not a theory?

• Everyone can observe how gravity affects an object, so it is a law.

• Gravity can be explained using observations and has been proven with repeated successful testing, so it is a law.

• It describes what happens in nature, appears to be without exception and is supported by repeated successful testing, so it is a law.

• All scientists accept gravity's effect on objects as a true concept, and there is no debate about its existence or how it works, so that makes it a law.

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Why is the collection of evidence necessary for plate tectonic theory?

• A theory must be agreed upon by each scientist studying plate tectonics.

• Scientists do not understand the theory of plate tectonics, so it needs to be modified.

• A theory needs a large body of evidence to support our understanding of natural events.

• Scientists should always add more evidence to existing theories, so they cannot be disproved.

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Scientists base their explanations on evidence.

• true

• false

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Has scientific knowledge changed at all over time?

• yes

• no

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A scientific THEORY

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• is a guess

• describes what is happening, but not why

• explains why something happens

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