Asked by caleb

Which statement is an example of a scientific theory?

Matter can be neither created nor destroyed.

Matter behaves the way it does because it is made of atoms.

Force equals mass times acceleration.

There is probably life on Mars.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"Matter behaves the way it does because it is made of atoms."

Reason: a scientific theory explains underlying causes or mechanisms and is supported by extensive evidence (the atomic theory explains many observations about matter). By contrast, the first and third are scientific laws (concise statements of observed regularities), and the fourth is a hypothesis or speculative prediction.