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Which statements correctly describe theories? Check all that apply.
All theories that scientists could discover have already been written.
Theories develop over time as new scientific evidence is discovered.
Parts of theories cannot be disproved, but new parts can be added.
Theories and laws are the same types of rules about how nature works.
Theories can be changed when new fields of scientific study develop.
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Correct:
- Theories develop over time as new scientific evidence is discovered.
- Theories can be changed when new fields of scientific study develop.
Incorrect:
- All theories that scientists could discover have already been written. (False — science is ongoing; new theories can be proposed.)
- Parts of theories cannot be disproved, but new parts can be added. (False — parts of a theory can be falsified by evidence; theories are revised or replaced accordingly.)
- Theories and laws are the same types of rules about how nature works. (False — laws describe patterns or relationships; theories explain why those patterns occur.)
- Theories develop over time as new scientific evidence is discovered.
- Theories can be changed when new fields of scientific study develop.
Incorrect:
- All theories that scientists could discover have already been written. (False — science is ongoing; new theories can be proposed.)
- Parts of theories cannot be disproved, but new parts can be added. (False — parts of a theory can be falsified by evidence; theories are revised or replaced accordingly.)
- Theories and laws are the same types of rules about how nature works. (False — laws describe patterns or relationships; theories explain why those patterns occur.)
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