Questions: A scientific law
Multiple Choice
is an educated guess.
is an absolute truth.
is a generalization based upon experiments or observation.
represents the majority opinion of scientists in a vote.
Transcript text: A scientific law
Multiple Choice
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is an educated guess.
is an absolute truth.
is a generalization based upon experiments or observation.
represents the majority opinion of scientists in a vote.
Solution
The answer is the third one: is a generalization based upon experiments or observation.
Explanation for each option:
"is an educated guess." - This describes a hypothesis, not a scientific law. A hypothesis is a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
"is an absolute truth." - Scientific laws are not considered absolute truths. They are well-substantiated explanations based on repeated experiments or observations, but they can be revised or refuted with new evidence.
"is a generalization based upon experiments or observation." - This is correct. A scientific law is a statement that describes an observable phenomenon of nature that appears to always be true. It is based on repeated experimental observations and describes some aspect of the world.
"represents the majority opinion of scientists in a vote." - This is incorrect. Scientific laws are not determined by a vote but by empirical evidence and repeated validation through experiments and observations.
Summary:
A scientific law is a generalization based upon experiments or observation.