Question

select the correct answer from each drop - down menu. complete the statements about the nature of scientific knowledge. among the different types of scientific knowledge, theories are likely to be modified or discarded most frequently. long ago, in the 1600s, scientists discarded the phlogiston theory because drop - down options: scientists wanted to explain things differently, new evidence didnt support it, it was too old and needed to be replaced

Explanation:

Para la primera parte de la oración, "theories" es la opción correcta porque se refiere a los tipos de conocimiento científico, y las teorías son uno de ellos. Para la segunda parte, la razón por la que los científicos descartaron la teoría del flogisto es que la nueva evidencia no la apoyaba. La opción "scientists wanted to explain things differently" no es correcta porque la razón principal era la falta de apoyo de la nueva evidencia, y "it was too old and needed to be replaced" no es el motivo principal (la ciencia no descarta teorías solo por su antigüedad, sino por falta de evidencia).

Answer:

First drop - down: theories are likely to be modified or discarded most frequently.
Second drop - down: new evidence didn't support it