Words like fact, theory, and law, get thrown around a lot.
Here are the main takeaways:
Fact:Observations about the world around us.
Example: Its bright outside.
Hypothesis:A proposed explanation for a phenomenon made as a starting point for further investigation.
Example: Its bright outside because the sun is probably out.
Theory:A well-substantiated explanation acquired through the scientific method and repeatedly tested and confirmed through observation and experimentation.
Example: When the sun is out, it tends to make it bright outside.
Law:A statement based on repeated experimental observations that describes some phenomenon of nature.
Proof that something happens and how it happens, but notwhyit happens.
Example:Newtons Law of Universal Gravitation.
Essentially, this is how all science works.
When you know how something actually works, it makes it a lot easier to understandand scrutinize.
Theory vs. Hypothesis vs. Law…
