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The giant impact hypothesis states that the moon was formed after a planet called Thei slammed into the Earth right after the Earth came into existence.
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When do we reject a hypothesis?
When we've proven that the hypothesis is false !
What is the difference between a hypothesis and a working hypothesis?
The difference is that working hypothesis is that your still working on it but the hypothesis that your not working on it.
What is difference between a hypothesis and a scientific hypothesis?
A scientific hypothesis has to be testable.
What does it mean if a scientist fails to rejects a hypothesis?
the hypothesis has not been proven wrong.
What does the researcher hope to do with the null hypothesis (the opposite of the research hypothesis)?
Be able to reject the null hypothesis and accept the research hypothesis
What is the two-word nickname for the Giant Impact Hypothesis of the Theia Impact?
Giant Impact, Big Splash, or Theia Impact.
What is the meteorite-impact hypothesis?
Meteorite impact hypothesis is that theory about a meteorite hitting the earth some thousands of years ago and bringing the dinosaurs to extinction, better known as Alvarez
With what scientists proposed the meteorite impact hypothesis to explain the extinction of the?
Dinosaur?
The idea that the moon's development began when the large object collided with earth is called what?
The Giant Impact Hypothesis
Why do scientist accept the capture theory?
They generally don't. The Giant Impact Hypothesis is generally accepted amongst scientists.
Large craters found on earth support the hypothesis that impact events have caused?
mass extinctions of animals and plants
What other two names does the big splash go by regarding Earth and the Moon?
The most common term is probably "Giant Impact Hypothesis"; another term sometimes used is "Theia Impact (Hypothesis)", with "Theia" being the name of the proposed body that impacted the proto-Earth to "splash" out the Moon.
What theory states that the moon formed when a planet sized object collided with earth?
There are four main hypothesis for the formation of the moon. ; Fission hypothesis - The Moon broke off from the Earth ; Capture hypothesis - The Moon was captured ; Co-formation hypothesis - The Moon and Earth were created at the same time ; Giant Impact hypothesis - The Moon was created when a Mars sized object (Theia) crashed into the Earth.
A possible explanation or answer to a question is a?
A hypothesis
The 19th century hypothesis that sedimentary strata were laid down in chronological order had what immediate impact on geologic theory?
they reconized a form of topography caused by fualts.
What is a proposed a scientific idea is called?
hypothesis
What is jalousy hypothesis?
Jalousy hypothesis is synonymous to null hypothesis. A hypothesis that leads to nowhere
