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Compare and contrast scientific hypothesis, scientific theories ,and scientific laws

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Scientific hypotheses, theories, and laws are all means to explain a scientific phenomenon. A hypothesis is a testable observation. There must be a way to test your "if X then Y" statement. A theory, while not always a linear shift from a hypothesis, is an established idea about why something happens, as verified by experimentation. A law is a proven fact about what happens and why.
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