Observation vs Inference Quiz

The container is filled to the 350 mL mark with water.

• observation

• inference

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

The Sun rose at 6:54 this morning.

• observation

• inference

The caterpillar did not eat the moth because it is not a carnivore.

• observation

• inference

Sound traveled faster through the desk than through the air.

• observation

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The plant on the left is growing more because it has been receiving more water.

• observation

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When the Sun came out, it made the rain stop.

• observation

• inference

I can jump high in tennis shoes because they have rubber on the bottom.

• observation

• inference

When the power is turned on, the game lights up and plays a song.

• observation

• inference

Dinosaurs died out when they could not adapt to the changing climate.

• observation

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Water can fall as precipitation, which may include rain, snow, or hail.

• observation

• inference

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5