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What is the difference between a fact, a hypothesis, a scientific theory, and a scientific law?

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Step-by-step explanation:

FACT; A fact has already been documented through experiments, determined by science or different scholars.

hypothesis; educated guess, to be proven T OR F.

SCIENTIFIC THEORY; WHAT Scholars believe to be true, it's just a theory that is not proven yet.

Scientific law; there are several, based on theory, & experiments, .

then follow the above to prove if your hypothesis is T or F..

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