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What is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature? A. a scientific law B. a fact C. a scientific theory D. a hypothesis

What is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature? A. a scientific law B. a fact C. a scientific theory D. a hypothesis

A. scientific lawis a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature. It is describes an observed phenomenon and has predictive power: it can describe what will happen given a set of initial conditions.  Often, a scientific law may be expressed as a mathematical equation.FURTHER EXPLANATIONB. Afactis an observation that is found to be true by repeated testing. Unlike a scientific law, however, a fact has a level of uncertainty. It is only held true until they are proven false. They are also more specific and localized observations compared to scientific laws which are  more general and broad in scope.C. Ascientific theoryis an explanation for an observed phenomenon. It attempts to explain in detail why and how an observed phenomenon described  by a  scientific law happens. It is a hypothesis that has been confirmed through time by repeated testing and validation of the scientific community. However, a theory is not set in stone. When new evidence is found that refutes an existing theory, the theory may be changed or abandoned.D. Ahypothesisis a tentative prediction and explanation about the relationship between two variables – the dependent and independent variables. It is a basic idea and has not been tested yet but will soon be subjected to testing to check whether it holds merit based on the data. Hypotheses may be proven valid or not through testing and experimentation.LEARN MOREScientific Methodbrainly.com/question/550083Variablesbrainly.com/question/967776Keywords: scientific law, theory, fact, hypothesis...

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