Question

practice your task is to determine if the following are observations or inferences. put an o in front the observation and an i in front of the inferences. 1. the temperature at noon was 78 degrees. 2. it is a very hot day. 3. the price of gasoline is rising. 4. bills car is very fast. 5. the test was very easy. 6. the candle weighed 71 grams. 7. the test tube felt hot. 8. the flowers did not grow due to the lack of sunshine. 9. the dimension of the card is 3\ x 5\. 10. the amoeba moved toward the light. 11. the price of gasoline is unreasonable. 12. there were three blue rulers on the table. 13. with all of the clouds today, it will probably rain this afternoon. 14. the car is red. 15. the room is very quiet. 16. all wilmot teachers are cool.

Explanation:

Observations are direct - perceived facts, inferences are conclusions. We identify based on this.

Answer:

1. O
2. I
3. O
4. I
5. I
6. O
7. O
8. I
9. O
10. O
11. I
12. O
13. I
14. O
15. I
16. I