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claire walks into the kitchen after hearing a loud noise. she noticed a spilled glass of milk on the floor and says that the cat must
have been on the counter and knocked the glass over.
claire’s statement can be classified as a
a) observation
b) prediction
c) inference
d) hypothesis
2)
jack walks outside in the afternoon and noticed the clouds are very dark. he states that it looks like it will rain very soon.
his statement can be classified as
a) prediction
b) observation
c) inference
d) hypothesis

The answer is

Explanation:

Definitions

Observation: is when something catches our attention

Prediction: is a statement about a future event, based upon experience and knowledge

Inference: is a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning.

Hypothesis: is a proposed explanation for a fenomenon

Case I:

It isn't an observation

It isn't a prediction because it happened not will happen

I think is an inference

It isn't a hypothesis, a hypothesis has an specific structure If ... then ...

Case II

I think is a prediction, something that will happen

It isn't an observation he did more than that

It isn't an  inference

Hypothesis has an structure.

i think it is true since you can test the answer and can use observations to complete it.