Question

What is scientific theory and scientific law?

Answer 1

@hedyeh99

Answer 2

A scientific theory often seeks to synthesize a body of evidence or observations of particular phenomena. It's generally -- though by no means always -- a grander, testable statement about how nature operates. You can't necessarily reduce a scientific theory to a pithy statement or equation, but it does represent something fundamental about how nature works.

Answer 3

http://science.kennesaw.edu/~rmatson/3380theory.html

Answer 4

The chief distinction between a scientific law, on the one hand, and a theory or hypothesis on another, is that a law is a generalization. It is NOT an explanation. It is the result of induction.

Answer 5

The theory of evolution is a theory (as opposed to a hypothesis) because it has very broad applications and explanatory power.

Answer 6

So is the theory based on what?

Answer 7

based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment.

Answer 8

So then a law is based on what?

Answer 9

description of an observed phenomenon.

Answer 10

law=description theory=explanation

Answer 11

ohhhhhh ok, i get it now! Thanks!

Answer 12

Your welcome :)