When does a claim or idea become a theory
A. After an observation is made from an experimental set-up
B. After a few predictions are recorded based on observations
C. After one possible explanation for the phenomenon is offered
D. After a lot of empirical evidence supporting the idea has been found
D. After a lot of empirical evidence supporting the idea has been found
D. After a lot of empirical evidence supporting the idea has been found.
A claim or idea becomes a theory when there is a substantial amount of empirical evidence supporting it. This means that multiple experiments, observations, and predictions have been made and consistently shown evidence that supports the claim or idea. The accumulation of empirical evidence is crucial in establishing a claim or idea as a theory.