Which of the following descriptions best describes the meaning of a scientific theory and a scientific law?   A theory is an explanation for a process that hasn't yet been confirmed while a law is an explanation that has been actually confirmed.   A scientific theory attempts to explain why a process is happening while a scientific law attempts to describe how this process happens, which can often be represented by a mathematical equation.   A scientific theory describes an explanation for a process that could still be changed as new information becomes available while a scientific law is settled and can never be changed.   A scientific law is more valid and more accepted in science than a scientific theory.   A scientific theory describes all the experiments that a scientist would like to perform in a lab while a scientific law describes the experiments that are legal for that scientist to perform in a lab.

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Which of the following descriptions best describes the meaning of a scientific theory and a scientific law?

 
  1. A theory is an explanation for a process that hasn't yet been confirmed while a law is an explanation that has been actually confirmed.

     
  2. A scientific theory attempts to explain why a process is happening while a scientific law attempts to describe how this process happens, which can often be represented by a mathematical equation.

     
  3. A scientific theory describes an explanation for a process that could still be changed as new information becomes available while a scientific law is settled and can never be changed.

     
  4. A scientific law is more valid and more accepted in science than a scientific theory.

     
  5. A scientific theory describes all the experiments that a scientist would like to perform in a lab while a scientific law describes the experiments that are legal for that scientist to perform in a lab.

     

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