When might a scientific theory be developed?(1 point)
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after making observations that suggest explanations of phenomena
after making observations that suggest explanations of phenomena
after reaching conclusions from a single experiment
after reaching conclusions from a single experiment
after gathering many pieces of evidence from repeated experiments
after gathering many pieces of evidence from repeated experiments
after choosing an explanation that supports a claim
after gathering many pieces of evidence from repeated experiments
Particle models can be used to explain the behavior of light.
Which logical inference can be made based on this fact?
(1 point)
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Light and particles refract.
Light and particles refract.
Light is made up of particles.
Light is made up of particles.
Light travels as waves of particles.
Light travels as waves of particles.
Light particles are very small.
Light is made up of particles.
Which statement is evidence justifying why Bode’s law was considered a scientific law and not a theory?(1 point)
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Certain planets did not fit the pattern described by Bode’s law.
Certain planets did not fit the pattern described by Bode’s law.
Limits and restrictions apply to Bode’s law.
Limits and restrictions apply to Bode’s law.
Bode’s law described a pattern without explaining why the pattern occurred.
Bode’s law described a pattern without explaining why the pattern occurred.
Bode’s law is now considered a mathematical curiosity.
Certain planets did not fit the pattern described by Bode’s law.
Which statement is evidence that the everyday use of the word law refers to rules that can be broken?(1 point)
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Oxidation operates under chemical laws. An apple turns brown and oxidizes when exposed to the air.
Oxidation operates under chemical laws. An apple turns brown and oxidizes when exposed to the air.
Electricity operates under physical laws. Voltages combine in a circuit depending on the physical properties of electric fields.
Electricity operates under physical laws. Voltages combine in a circuit depending on the physical properties of electric fields.
People change their behavior in response to laws. A man decides to leave his house five minutes early each morning to allow for traffic.
People change their behavior in response to laws. A man decides to leave his house five minutes early each morning to allow for traffic.
Speed limits are set by laws. A community decides to change its speed limit from forty to thirty-five miles per hour.
People change their behavior in response to laws. A man decides to leave his house five minutes early each morning to allow for traffic.
Which piece of evidence justifies the sharing of information to form a scientific theory?(1 point)
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The theory that continents are embedded in floating plates explains how hippopotamuses once lived on Madagascar.
The theory that continents are embedded in floating plates explains how hippopotamuses once lived on Madagascar.
One group of scientists had data showing widespread microwave radiation that theorists at another institution needed.
One group of scientists had data showing widespread microwave radiation that theorists at another institution needed.
Scientists studying radiation with telescopes believed that pigeon droppings may have skewed their results.
Scientists studying radiation with telescopes believed that pigeon droppings may have skewed their results.
Multiple groups of scientists met at a conference to discuss the theory of continental drift.