4.1a-f Scientific & Engineering Review

You use your five senses (sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell) to make an ________________________.

• inference

• prediction

• observation

• conclusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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A _____________________ is a forecast about what may happen in the future. 

• conclusion

• observation

• inference

• prediction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

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A ____________________  is a summary statement based on data and facts.

• conclusion

• prediction

• observation

• inference

True or False: The very first step in scientific and engineering practices is to plan and carry out investigations.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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An __________________ is an explanation based on background knowledge. 

• predication

• inference

• observation

• conclusion

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The first step of scientific and engineering practices is to do which of the following? 

• plan and carry out investigations

• develop and use models

• ask questions and define problems

• interpret, analyze, and evaluate data

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What is an appropriate tool to use to measure the height of a marshmallow-toothpick structure?

• stopwatch

• thermometer

• ruler

• scale

True or False: A bar graph is not useful for comparing data. 

• true

• false

There is a speed limit sign in the water. This is an example of an ____________________. 

• predication

• observation

• conclusion

• inference

The statement "I think it is going to rain today" is an example of which of the following? 

• observation

• conclusion

• inference

• predication