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Question 19. A group of students observed and measured various characteristics of a stream for one day. Which statement about the stream is most likely an inference? *
The stream water is dark brown.
The water level of the stream will rise after the next rainfall.
The velocity of the stream is greatest near the outside of a meander.
The stream's depth is different at various distances from the stream bank.
Option 5

Answer 1

The statement which is an inference is; "the velocity of the stream is greatest near the outside of a meander."

The scientific method involves observations, hypothesis, experimentation and inference. The inference is a conclusion arrived at after conducting an experiment.

Hence, an inference is not a futuristic statement or a prediction but a statement of fact as gathered through the scientific study. The statement which represents an inference among the options is; "the velocity of the stream is greatest near the outside of a meander."

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