Skills of a Scientist

Computer programs, maps, equations, graphs, and data tables are all examples of

• models
• predictions
• qualitative observations
• quantitative observations

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The pumpkin weighs 397g. This is a(n)

• qualitative observation
• quantitative observation
• prediction
• inference

The cucumber is bumpy. This is a(n)

• qualitative observation
• quantitative observation
• prediction
• inference

A quantitative observation deals with descriptions that can't be expressed in numbers.

• True
• False

When scientists group together items that are alike in some way they are:

• predicting
• classifying
• making quantitative observations
• making models

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Using one or more of your senses to gather information is called inferring.

• true
• False

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___________________ involves comparing observations from data to reach a conclusion about them

• inferring
• predicting
• making models
• evaluating

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You walk in the classroom and see a basket of cucumbers on the counter. Someone shouts out "Ms. McSherry will be eating cucumbers for lunch tomorrow!" This person is making a(n)

• qualitative observation
• inference
• quantitative observation
• prediction

My dog loves me more than she loves anyone else. This is a(n)

• qualitative observation
• quantitative observation
• inference
• prediction

___________________ involves creating representations of complex objects or processes that might be difficult to explain.

• evaluating
• observing
• making models
• predicting

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