The invention and use of the microscope showed scientists that germs could cause illness. Although there had been various understandings before for why people become ill, the discovery that microscopic germs can make people sick completely changed scientific understanding of why diseases exist and spread.
Answer
A
how a law changes when new evidence disproves it
B
how a law stays the same as new scientific inquiries are made
C
how a theory changes as new areas of science open up
D
how a theory stays the same when new research confirms it
Explanation
The discovery of microscopic germs changed scientists’ explanation of how illness occurs and spreads. A scientific theory can be revised when new evidence and tools reveal more about a subject, so this example shows how a theory changes as new areas of science open up. It is not about a scientific law changing or a theory remaining unchanged.
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