Hypothesis is the type of scientific knowledge that is discarded frequently. A theory may be discarded if new evidence didn’t support it.
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Among the different types of scientific knowledge ______ are likely to be modified or discarded most frequently. Long ago, in the 1600s, scientists discarded the phlogiston theory because ______________.
line 1. Hypotheses, laws, theories
line 2. Scientists wanted to explain things differently, new evidence didn’t support it, it was too old and needed to be replaced
In the earlier days of science many people believed that combustible matter was composed of a substance called phlogiston and that this substance is released when combustible materials are burnt.
There was no strong evidence in support of this theory. It was eventually discarded in favor of more modern conceptions of combustion.
Hypothesis is a tentative explanations that may be discarded if they do not match modern evidences.
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