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Scientific theories ________. a. are nearly the same things as hypotheses b. are supported by, and make sense of, many observations c. cannot be tested because the described events d. occurred only once are predictions of future events

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b. are supported by, and make sense of, many observations

Step-by-step explanation:

There are many terminologies used in science that many people feel hard to distinguish them like hypothesis, law, and theory.

A hypothesis is a guess about how some things work. It's determined before you do an experiment so you know how to design it. You will need a hypothesis for every experiment, and those experiments can support law or theories.

Scientific theories explain how things happen in a more detailed way.

Scientific law describes what phenomena based on observation. It not describing how or why it happens. It's not an upgraded version of scientific theory, it simply has different aims.

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