Theory VS LawOnline version This activity is to sort out statements. by Christi B. Lanier 1 Law 2 Theory Newton’s Laws Mathematical statement Are based on FACTS Predictable outcomes Have been PROVEN For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Have evidence and results to support the proof Momentums is the product of a bodies mass and its velocity What will happen describe natural phenomena. can be proven or overturned Testable explanations that have not been proven Based on observations Why something happens No mathematical statement Atomic Theory Explanation of Nature Earth’s magnetic field is generated by conducting fluid in its core. The inverse- square law for gravy and Newton’s Laws of motion explain why orbits are ellipses Have evidence to back the claim Use to many predictions Are based on observations
