In Science, If New and Reliable Observations Disagree with a Well-Established

question 41

Multiple Choice

In science, if new and reliable observations disagree with a well-established theory, then the

• A) observations should be classified for future reference and the theory retained as the best explanation of the phenomenon.
• B) observations must be discarded.
• C) theory must be discarded.
• D) theory must be modified to account for the observations, and if this is not possible, then the theory must be discarded.

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