Earth Science Foundations

Using any of your 5 senses to describe the world around you.

• Observation

• Inference

• Prediction

• Logical Theory

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Which of these is an observation?

• The dog is 4 years old.

• The dog is wearing a hat.

What is an inference? 

• Just a random guess
• A prediction or logical conclusions about our observations
• The same as an observation
• deciding if an observation is qualitative or quantitative

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Which two of these can be observations about a gorilla?

• The gorilla wants a bigger banana.

• The gorilla has 5 fingers on his right hand.

• The gorilla is hungry.

• The gorilla has dark brown hair.

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

• quantitative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific

Observations like measurements are ____________ observations

• quantitiative
• qualitative
• operational
• scientific

The least amount of students like red juice

• observation
• inference

What is the basic unit of length

• foot

• inches

• meter

• yards

Which one is not in the metric system?

• Kilometer
• Yard
• Centimeter
• Meter

A unit of length in the metric system is the:

• Liter

• Meter

• Gram

• Newton