Which of the statements about hypotheses and theories is true? To be called a hypothesis, an explanation must be tested by multiple independent researchers. The scientific theory is established first followed by the hypothesis. A hypothesis always leads to a scientific theory. A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis that has been supported with repeated testing.
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Which of the following statements best distinguishes hypotheses from theories in science? (A) Theories are hypotheses that have been proved. (B) Hypotheses are guesses; theories are correct answers. (C) Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power. (D) Theories are proved true; hypotheses are often contradicted by experimental results.
Which statement best distinguishes hypotheses from theories in science? a. Theories are hypotheses that have been proven. b. Hypotheses are tentative guesses; theories are correct answers to questions about nature. c. Hypotheses usually are narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power and are supported by a lot of evidence. d. Hypotheses and theories mean essentially the same thing in science.
Which of the following statements best distinguishes hypotheses from theories in science? a. Theories are hypotheses that have been proved. b. Hypotheses usually are narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power. c. Hypotheses are tentative guesses; theories are correct answers to questions about nature. d. Hypotheses and theories are different terms for essentially the same thing in science.
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