Which of the following statements best distinguishes a law from a theory?

Multiple Choice

A law is an explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts and confirmed hypotheses, while a theory is information that can be independently verified by any trained person.

A law is a generalization about the predictive ways in which matter and energy behave, while a theory is the result of inductive reasoning based on repeated, confirmed observations.

A law pertains only to the physical sciences, whereas a theory arises from the biological sciences.

A law is the result of inductive reasoning based on repeated, confirmed observations, while a theory is an explanatory statement or set of statements derived from facts and confirmed hypotheses.