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Which of these statements best describes how scientific ideas change (multiple choice)

A. Scientific ideas rarely change because they are based on extensive Evidence

B. New evidence leads to modification of ideas.

C. Scientists form opinions based on evidence and decide how the idea should change.

D. As a scientific idea changes, it eventually becomes a scientific theory and then a law

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B.
A is not correct bc ideas can change
C is not correct bc opinion is not the right word
D is not correct because theories can not become laws.
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