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Which of the following describes the relationship between scientific theories and scientific laws?

A) A law can describe a phenomenon, and a theory can give a possible explanation for it.


B) A theory can state a simple guess, and a law can give more evidence to support it.


C) Scientists might not believe in scientific laws, but everyone believes in scientific theories.


D) A law has more hypotheses to test than a theory does.

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Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

A law can describe a phenomenon, and a theory can give a possible explanation for it.

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I believe the answer is A. The fact that ice melts is a law and theories are predictions that can be backed up with data.
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