A unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations is referred to as
A) a hypothesis.
B) a law.
C) a theory.
D) none of the above.

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A unifying principle that explains a body of facts and relations is referred to as a theory. A hypothesis is an initial explanation for a phenomenon that requires testing. A law is a statement about an observed phenomenon that is always true under specific conditions.

A Unifying Principle That Explains a Body of Facts and Relations