When a local farmer found oil bubbling to the surface in one of his fields, he reported the information to a group of scientists. After 30 years of experimentation, the scientiss develop a new theory about how oil formed beneath this location. How do you know that this information is really a theory?
A. The theory proves a scientific law
B. Most of the data were un observable
C. The theory was developed over time.
D. The data describe a natural phenomenon
