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What is a difference between a law and a hypothesis?

A law describes how two variables affect each other, but a hypothesis only discusses one variable.
A law must be testable so that it can be proven, but a hypothesis is an untestable explanation.
A hypothesis includes an explanation for why two variables affect each other, but a law only describes how they affect each other.
A hypothesis may or may not be testable, but a law is an untestable explanation of why two variables affect each other and cannot be proven.

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The third option is correct.

A hypothesis is a testable explanation or prediction about why (or how) variables are related. A scientific law is a concise description or mathematical statement of an observed regularity — it describes how variables behave or relate but does not itself explain the mechanism behind that behavior.