Question

ashlei is asked to explain the difference between a hypothesis, theory, and scientific law, which are terms used when discussing experiments, research, and scientific methodology. he knows that each term has a distinct meaning, and the terms are not interchangeable. match the descriptive phrases to the correct term.
terms: theory, scientific law, hypothesis
phrases: do not become laws; well - tested explanation for a range of phenomena; concise, specific descriptions of how some aspects of the natural world are expected to behave in a certain situation; ideally should be tested by an experiment in which only one variable is changed; tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation or by experimentation; may still be useful even when evidence does not support it; highly reliable scientific explanation of events in the natural world that unifies many repeated observations

Explanation:

Answer:

Hypothesis: tentative scientific explanation that can be tested by further observation or by experimentation; ideally should be tested by an experiment in which only one variable is changed; may still be useful even when evidence does not support it
Theory: well - tested explanation for a range of phenomena; highly reliable scientific explanation of events in the natural world that unifies many repeated observations
Scientific Law: concise, specific descriptions of how some aspects of the natural world are expected to behave in a certain situation; do not become laws