Asked by knmk
A student is trying to create a table that compares hypotheses, theories, and laws.
Hypothesis
Theory
Law
Do scientific researchers formulate it?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Does it explain why things happen?
Yes
Yes
No
____
Yes
Yes
Yes
Is it used to make predictions?
No
Yes
Yes
Which of the following questions would most likely fill the blank in the table?
Is it an intelligent guess?
Is it newly formulated?
Is it based on observations?
Has it been proved?
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"Is it based on observations?"
Explanation: hypotheses, theories and laws all originate from observations. A hypothesis is a testable explanation based on observations, a theory is a well‑tested explanatory framework built from many observations, and a law is a descriptive generalization derived from observed patterns.
Explanation: hypotheses, theories and laws all originate from observations. A hypothesis is a testable explanation based on observations, a theory is a well‑tested explanatory framework built from many observations, and a law is a descriptive generalization derived from observed patterns.
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