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5. THE THEORY OF PLATE TECTONICS DESCRIBES THE LARGE-SCALE
MOVEMENT OF PLATES IN EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE. WHY IS THIS IDEA
CALLED A SCIENTIFIC THEORY RATHER THAN A SCIENTIFIC LAW? *
A. THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE AT THIS TIME TO SUPPORT THIS THEORY AS A
SCIENTIFIC LAW.
B. THE TERMS MEANS THE SAME THING
C. A SCIENTIFIC THEORY EXPLAINS OBSERVATIONS, WHEREAS A LAW DESCRIBES
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A it is just a theory, it is not fully proven as a law
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