Chapter 1.1

Question 1

Observation

Answer 1

use of one or more of the senses–sight, hearing, touch, smell, and sometimes taste–to gather information

Question 2

Data

Answer 2

evidence, information gathered from observations

Question 3

Inference

Answer 3

a logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience

Question 4

Hypothesis

Answer 4

a possible explanation for a set of observations or possible answer to a scientific question

Question 5

Science

Answer 5

an organized way of using evidence to learn about the natural world; also, the body of knowledge that scientists have built up after years of using this process