Which statement best explains the difference between a law and a theory?

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Which statement best explains the difference between a law and a theory? A law is truth; a theory is mere speculation. A law summarizes a series of related observations; a theory gives the underlying reasons for them. A theory describes what nature does; a law describes why nature does it.

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Answer:A law summarizes a series of related observations; a theory gives the underlying reasons for them.

Explanation:

What is a definition of a theory?

A proposed explanation for observations that has been made accompanied with the laws which is accomplish through a series of tested hypothesis over time .

This all gives a way to predict how nature works and what drives certain behaviours and laws that account for all of that.

This is when scientist go in a quest to question things, gather evidence and find conclusion a theory is then build up from every evidence that has been gathered.

A law summarises all of these into a short statement that will depict why that is the way it is.


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