observations and inferences

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What makes a "good" observation?

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looking at the details of something or someone and collecting information

Front

Qualitative or Quantitative: The beaker contains three hundred ml of liquid

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Quantitative Observation

Front

The temperature of the sugar syrup is 20 degrees Celsius.

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observation

Front

Observations, like the color or texture of an object, are ________________ observations.

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qualitative

Front

Which statement about burning a candle is most likely an inference? Options: Carbon dioxide and water vapor are produced by the burning., The wick gets shorter as the candle burns., The candle wax is melting., The flame is yellow.

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Carbon dioxide and water vapor are produced by the burning.

Front

The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).

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data

Front

What are the first two steps of the scientific method in order?

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Observation, Ask a question

Front

Which step tells you what happened in your experiment? Options: Conclusion, Research, Results, Hypothesis

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Results

Front

What type of data involves descriptions that can be counted or measured?

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quantitative

Front

Observation or inference? The water's temperature is 37 degrees Celsius because of thermal pollution.

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Inference