The statement that "Newton knew what gravity did but he could not explain why gravity did it is the basic difference between?

A. A scientific law and a scientific theory

B. A scientific theory and a societal law

C. A scientific law and societal law

D. A hypothesis and scientific law

Respuesta :

The answer is B!!!!

B. A scientific theory and a societal law

Newton's law states that:

  • Newton's law of universal gravitation is usually stated as that every particle attracts every other particle in the universe with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.

Newton could not explain:

  • Newton could describe gravity, but he didn't know how it worked. In Principia, Newton described gravity as an ever-present force, a tug that all objects exert on nearby objects.
  • The more mass an object has, the stronger its tug. Increasing the distance between two objects weakens the attraction.

Thus, correct option is B i.e. the difference between a scientific and societal law.

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