Question

In 1859, Charles Darwin described a model of how living things change over time. He described this model and the evidence that supported it in a book called On The Origin of Species. Which scientific term is used to describe a testable model that seeks to explain natural phenomena?
A) data
B) hypothesis
C) observation
D) theory

Answer 1

Answer:

D) theory

Explanation:

     Theory is the set of fundamental principles of an art or a science. Theory is a synthesized opinion, it is a general notion. From the Greek theoria which in the historical context meant to observe or examine. With its evolution the term came to designate the set of ideas, the basis of a certain theme, which seeks to convey a general notion of some aspects of reality.

     Theory is also a conjecture, an opinion formed before a fact. One theory attempts to explain something difficult to accomplish.

     A scientific theory is the speculative part of a science, as opposed to practice. It is a consistent system formed by observations, ideas and axioms or postulates, constituting as a whole a set that tries to explain certain phenomena.

    Examples of scientific theories are: Chaos Theory, Communication Theory, Knowledge Theory, Evolution Theory, Game Theory, Quantum Theory, Relativity Theory, among others.

Answer 2

The answer is theory which is a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural and subject to experimentation, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact.