part i. observation or inference?
directions: read each statement and decide whether it is an observation or an inference. did the
person making each statement observe or infer what he or she stated? circle your answers
1. the container is filled to the 350 ml mark with water.
(observation) inference
2. the sun rose at 6:54 this morning.
(observation) inference
3. the caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.
observation (inference)
4. sound traveled faster through the desk than through the air.
(observation) inference
5. the plant on the left is growing more because it has been receiving more water.
observation (inference)
6. when the sun came out, it made the rain stop.
observation inference
7. i can jump high in tennis shoes because they have rubber on the bottom.
observation inference
8. when the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song.
observation inference
9. dinosaurs died out when they could not adapt to the changing climate.
observation inference
10. water can fall as precipitation, which may include rain, snow, or hail.
observation inference

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part i. observation or inference?
directions: read each statement and decide whether it is an observation or an inference. did the
person making each statement observe or infer what he or she stated? circle your answers
1. the container is filled to the 350 ml mark with water.
  (observation)  inference
2. the sun rose at 6:54 this morning.
  (observation)  inference
3. the caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.
  observation  (inference)
4. sound traveled faster through the desk than through the air.
  (observation)  inference
5. the plant on the left is growing more because it has been receiving more water.
  observation  (inference)
6. when the sun came out, it made the rain stop.
  observation  inference
7. i can jump high in tennis shoes because they have rubber on the bottom.
  observation  inference
8. when the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song.
  observation  inference
9. dinosaurs died out when they could not adapt to the changing climate.
  observation  inference
10. water can fall as precipitation, which may include rain, snow, or hail.
  observation  inference

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### Question 6
# Brief Explanations:
An observation is a direct statement of what is seen, heard, etc. An inference is a conclusion based on reasoning or prior knowledge. The statement "When the Sun came out, it made the rain stop" is an inference because it assumes a causal relationship (Sun coming out causing rain to stop) which is a conclusion drawn, not a direct observation.
# Answer:
inference

### Question 7
# Brief Explanations:
The statement "I can jump high in tennis shoes because they have rubber on the bottom" is an inference. It's a conclusion (ability to jump high in tennis shoes) based on a reason (rubber on bottom), not a direct observation of just the action or the shoe's feature alone.
# Answer:
inference

### Question 8
# Brief Explanations:
The statement "When the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song" is an observation. It describes what is directly seen and heard (game lighting up, playing a song) when power is turned on, without any conclusion drawn beyond the direct experience.
# Answer:
observation

### Question 9
# Brief Explanations:
The statement "Dinosaurs died out when they could not adapt to the changing climate" is an inference. It's a conclusion about why dinosaurs died out (based on the idea of adaptation to climate change), which is a reasoned conclusion, not a direct observation (since dinosaurs are extinct and we can't directly observe their extinction event's cause).
# Answer:
inference

### Question 10
# Brief Explanations:
The statement "Water can fall as precipitation, which may include rain, snow, or hail" is an inference. It's a conclusion about the forms of water precipitation, based on scientific knowledge or reasoning, not a direct observation of all these forms happening at once or being directly seen as related in real - time.
# Answer:
inference

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