How does use of the word theory differ in science and in daily life?

What causes the force that pushes magma from the magma chamber through the pipe and vent of a volcano?

Sara goes on a slingshot ride in an amusement park. she is strapped into a spherical ball that has a radius 3*10^2 of centimeters. what is the volume of air in the spherical ball? use this formula: volume of a sphere=4/3pi,r^3 , where r is the sphere’s radius.

Aresearcher designed an investigation to test what effect eating different types of food would have on blood insulin levels. she selected 10 male subjects who were all 25 years of age and in good health. the experiment took place over 3 days. at 8: 00 a.m. on each day, the subjects ate a meal consisting of only 1 type of food. they had their blood insulin levels measured after consuming the meal. on day 1 they ate a high fat diet, on day 2 they ate a high protein diet, and on day 3 they ate a high sugar diel what is the independent variable in this experiment? a the age of the subjects b the blood insulin level c the type of food consumed d the time of day the meal was consumed