What is the difference between a scientific hypothesis and a scientific theory?

What will be an ideal response?


Scientific Hypothesis: Untested idea

Scientific Theory: Well tested and widely accepted idea

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The United Nations sustainable development concept links all but which of the following?

A) environmental protection B) maximum yield on investment C) economic growth D) social equity E) limiting use of renewable resources to rates that do not reduce future supply

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A(n) _______________ is able to maintain a dynamic equilibrium between inflow and outflow of sediment

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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Hurricane Catarina, which made landfall in Brazil in 2004, rotated clockwise

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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