There’s confusion about the terms hypothesis and theory because of colloquial me

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There’s confusion about the terms hypothesis and theory because of colloquial meanings that conflict with the terms’ scientific meanings. In everyday language we often use the word theory interchangeably with hunch, and hypothesis usually refers to an idea that we are quite uncertain about. Please consider the definitions of scientific theories and scientific hypotheses, and fill in the blanks: A ____________ is an explanation for a fairly narrow set of phenomena and is usually based on scientific background knowledge, whereas a ____________ is a broad, natural explanation for a wide range of phenomena.

-hypothesis, theory

-theory, hypothesis

Explanation / Answer

Scientifically, a theory is a general, broad thinking made upon scientifica facts or natural occurings which define "how things work". It is very broad in nature and explains the features of a process along with its operative phenomenon.

On the other hand, a hypothesis is a possible scientific explanation made to answer a query or an event which is based upon previously available literature and scientific findings. Experiments are generally conducted in order to prove a hypothesis correct or incorrect.

Thus, literature/findings give rise to hypothesis, which gives rise to a general theory when scietifically proven.

Thus correct answer is choice 1, hypothesis, theory.

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