Observations and Inferences

Observation or Inference:

There is a small sailboat in the water.

• Observation

• Inference

Observation or Inference: The goat pushed the boy into the pond.

• Observation

• Inference

It must be summer.

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

• Opinion

• Inference

I smelled fresh bread when I walked in the school hallway this morning.

• inference

• observation

• prediction

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

• Observation

• Inference

• Quantitative Observation

• Logical Theory

An observation that has to do with words like heavy.

• Centimeters

• Inference

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

I feel rough sand and a strong heat on the back of my neck.

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

I hear a rush of wind, loud yells, and metal banging together.

• Qualitative Observation

• Quantitative Observation

When you see dark clouds in the sky, you think it might rain soon. This is an example of:

• A) Observation

• B) Inference

• C) Prediction

• D) Hypothesis

Hearing the sound of a fire alarm and assuming there is a fire is an example of:

• A) Observation

• B) Inference

• C) Hypothesis

• D) Conclusion