Urgent.
16. which of these statements is correct about a theory?

it cannot be contradicted.
it is accepted by a few scientists.
it does not explain observations.
it can be changed by current evidence.

i think it's d.

one scientist discovered an accurate way to measure the temperature of planets. when would the scientist's discovery most likely develop into a theory?

when the discovery is demonstrated to others
when the results are published in a newspaper
when the scientific community retests and accepts the results
when no other scientist is able to get results of the same accuracy
not sure for this one.