Question

Two words you hear in science a lot are hypothesis and theory. What is the difference?

Group of answer choices

Theory is another word for fact; hypothesis is another word for guess.

Theories have been confirmed through tests; hypotheses have not been tested

Hypotheses cannot be proven; theories can

Theories may cover many hypotheses; a hypothesis contains only one theory

Answer 1

Theories have been confirmed through tests; hypotheses have not been tested.

Step-by-step explanation:

Theories have to be proven, whilst hypotheses is an experiment that is carried out without yet knowing the outcome.