chemistry - law, theory, hypothesis

Question

Classify each of these scenarios as laws, theories, or hypotheses. 

1. an untested explanation based upon observation or known fact

2. an explanation that has been tested or verified

3. a dr. thinks but has not verified that a patient with stomach pain has appendicitis 

4. a description that predicts what happens but does not explain how

5. scientists, after many experiments, explain how the temperature of a gas depends on the energy of its molecules

Answer 1

1. hypothesis

2. theory

3. hypothesis

4. law

5. theory