Which of the following statement is true?    A. laws are shorter theories  B. theories have not been proven  C. laws attempt to explain observations  D. theories summarize observations

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Which of the following statement is true?

 
  •  A. laws are shorter theories
  •  B. theories have not been proven
  •  C. laws attempt to explain observations
  •  D. theories summarize observations
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