Why Are the Laws of Thermodynamics Considered Laws of Nature

question 35

Multiple Choice

Why are the laws of thermodynamics considered laws of nature and not scientific theories?

• A) We do not understand how or why energy behaves the way it does.
• B) We understand why energy behaves the way it does but not exactly how it behaves.
• C) We understand how energy behaves but not exactly why it behaves the way it does.
• D) We cannot be absolutely sure that energy will behave the same under all conditions.
• E) We have a complete scientific explanation of energy behavior.

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