Chapter 1.5, Problem 11CYP

Summary Introduction

To analyse:

1. The difference between a hypothesis and a theory.
2. The meaning of ‘a scientific explanation being only a theory’.

Introduction:

In order to answer a question or to explain a phenomenon, scientists use a scientific method whereby they choose the deductive reasoning approach or the inductive reasoning approach. Once they have an explanation for the phenomenon, they start testing it and check if it is true or false. If it stands the test of time and passes all tests, then it is given a universal acceptance.