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What is the difference between observation and inference?

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Observation is observing something to record data, but inference is inferring something about your data

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Why do you only test one variable at a time?

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So you can determine what is affecting a variable

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What is the goal of science?

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The goal of science is to investigate and understand the natural world and explain events in the natural world

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How is a hypothesis is different from a theory?

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A hypothesis is a question but a theory is what you think will happen

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