Which statement is evidence that the everyday use of the word law refers to rules that can be broken? A Oxidation operates under chemical laws. An apple turns brown and oxidizes when exposed to the air.

B Speed limits are set by laws. A community decides to change its speed limit from forty to thirty-five miles per hour.

C People change their behavior in response to laws. A man decides to leave his house five minutes early each morning to allow for traffic.

D Electricity operates under physical laws. Voltages combine in a circuit depending on the physical properties of electric fields.