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Which statement about the relationship between laws, hypothesis, and theories is true?

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The question is incomplete, the complete question is;

Which statement about the relationship between laws, hypotheses, and theories is true?

A.

Laws that remain true over an extended period of time are considered theories.

B.

A theory that holds true for a long time is considered a law.

C.

If a law is not contradicted after a lot of testing, it may be considered a hypothesis.

D.

If a hypothesis is not contradicted after a lot of testing, it may be considered a law.

Answer:

If a hypothesis is not contradicted after a lot of testing, it may be considered a law.

Step-by-step explanation:

A hypothesis is an intelligent guess which is put forward to explain a particular scientific observation. Hypothesis are temporary explanations that must be subjected to rigorous scientific investigation.

If a hypothesis holds true for some time it is regarded as a theory. The theory is also subjected to further rigorous scientific experiments to see if it can be regarded as a law.

If the statement of the hypothesis is not contradicted after a lot of testing, it may be considered a law.

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