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Two small spheres vibrate up and down the surface of a large tank of water. We observe places in the water where the surface does not vibrate. What are these statements? (a) A hypothesis. (b) A description of a physical phenomenon. (c) A physical law. (d) A physical quantity.

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Law\textbf{Law}: a causal mathematical relation between variables inferred from the data or through some reasoning process.


Observational Experiment\textbf{Observational Experiment}: during which a scientist collects data that seems important. Sometimes it is an accidental or unplanned experiment. The scientist has no prior expectation of the outcome.


Hypothesis\textbf{Hypothesis}: is an explanation that usually is based on some mechanism that is behind what is going on, or it can be a mathematical model describing the phenomenon.


Physical Quantity\textbf{Physical Quantity}: is a quantity that can be measured or a physical property that can be quantified.

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