Scientific Law
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Example:
Imagine you're trying to predict when your morning coffee will be ready based on how long it usually takes the coffee machine to brew. Just like the consistent brewing time of your coffee, scientific laws describe consistent patterns observed in nature. The way your coffee machine reliably takes the same amount of time each morning is similar to how scientific laws predict natural phenomena, emphasizing the predictability and regularity both in your kitchen and in the natural world.
Practice Version
Scientific Law: A rule that describes what happens in nature. Scientific law. A scientific law is a statement based on repeated experiments that describes a consistent natural phenomenon.