Science and Technology · Science Pedagogy
A student suspends a bar magnet by a thread and records the following statements in her notebook: S1 - The bar magnet comes to rest in such a position that one end points towards the geographic north and the other towards the south. S2 - A freely suspended magnet always aligns itself along the Earth's North-South direction. Which of the following statements is correct regarding S1 and S2?
- 1Both S1 and S2 are theoretical inferences.
- 2Both S1 and S2 are empirical observations.
- 3S1 is an inference and S2 is an observation.
- 4S1 is an observation and S2 is an inference.✓
Correct answer
S1 is an observation and S2 is an inference.
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