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What is a scientific theory?
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A explanation for some aspect or phenomena that occurs in the natural world. Based on information that can be repeatedly comfirmed.
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Why do scientist prefer the metric system?
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scientist prefer the metric system over the customary system mainly because it is in a simply format, being base 10.
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What evidence is there to support the big bang theory?
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Comes from the assumption that the universe is expanding from a central. This might mean that, at one time, the universe was a point of solid mass. The big bang theory indicates that this might be from some kind of explosion.
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What is the theorized age of the universe? The solar system?
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What we do know is that the universe is roughly 13.7 billion years old. The solar system, including Earth, is roughly 4-5 billion years old.
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