Question

Identify the correct sequence.

• A. Terms → Facts → Principles → Concepts →Theories
• B. Terms → Concepts → Facts → Principles → Theories
• C. Terms → Facts → Concepts → Principles → Theories
• D. Terms → Principles → Theories → Facts → Concepts

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Terms → Facts → Concepts → Principles → Theories

• A term is a word or expression used with a particular meaning.

• A fact is a true datum about one or more aspects of a circumstance. Standard reference works are often used to check facts. Scientific facts are verified by repeatable careful observation or measurement by experiments or other means.

• Concepts are ideas held in the mind that have distinguishing characteristics.

• Principles are connected to specific phenomena, like laws and theories.

• Laws and theories are accepted by scientists through rigorous observations and data.