Drawing Conclusions and Predictions Flashcards
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Every year, migratory monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles from Canada to a small forest in Mexico. Scientists have observed that when milkweed plants disappear along the migration route, the butterfly population at the Mexican forest decreases significantly. Question: What conclusion is most supported?
Answer: Milkweed availability along the migration route is critical to monarch butterfly survival.
The direct correlation between milkweed loss and declining butterfly numbers indicates milkweed is a critical resource for the monarch migration.
A student submitted her science project two weeks early. Her teacher had always awarded bonus points to early submissions and praised thorough work. The student's project included extra experiments and a detailed bibliography. Question: What can be predicted about the student's grade?
Answer: The student will likely receive a high grade due to her thoroughness and early submission.
The teacher's known policy of rewarding early work and the student's thorough extra effort both align with the conditions that earn high grades.
In a manufacturing plant, machine A breaks down an average of once a week. The maintenance log shows it has not been serviced in six months. Machine B, serviced monthly, has had no breakdowns this year. Question: What prediction is most reasonable about machine A?
Answer: Machine A will likely break down again soon without maintenance.
A machine with a weekly breakdown rate and six months without servicing will almost certainly continue failing without maintenance intervention.
Coastal towns that installed early-warning systems for tsunamis were able to evacuate residents before the 2011 Pacific tsunami arrived. Towns without such systems suffered far greater loss of life. Question: What conclusion is best supported by this information?
Answer: Early-warning systems save lives by giving residents time to evacuate.
The stark contrast in casualties between warned and unwarned towns directly supports the conclusion that early warnings allow life-saving evacuations.
A volunteer tutoring program pairs college students with struggling middle school readers. After one semester, participants improved their reading scores by an average of two grade levels, while non-participants showed no significant change. Question: What conclusion is best supported?
Answer: The tutoring program is effective at improving reading skills.
Participants improved substantially while non-participants did not, isolating the tutoring program as the cause of the reading gains.
A home inspector noted that the roof of a house had missing shingles, several cracks in the gutters, and water stains on the interior ceiling below the roof. Question: What conclusion is most reasonable?
Answer: Water is likely leaking through the damaged roof into the house.
Missing shingles, cracked gutters, and ceiling water stains form a coherent pattern pointing to roof water infiltration as the cause of interior damage.
A city council reduced the public transit budget, cutting bus frequency from every 15 minutes to every 45 minutes. Within three months, ridership fell by 40% and complaints from commuters increased sharply. Question: What prediction is most reasonable if the reduced schedule continues?
Answer: Ridership will likely continue to decline as commuters seek alternative transportation.
A 40% ridership drop and rising complaints in just three months indicate commuters are already finding alternatives, a trend likely to continue.