Pattern — Science definition
A relationship observed in records that may guide a test or explanation.
Where it is taught
- Tables, Graphs & Patterns in Data — Inquiry, Measurement & Models, Science 6: Matter, Energy & Earth Systems, Grade 6
In use
Each extra 100 g adds another 18 mm, which is a pattern you can almost see in the list but not quite.
Tables, Graphs & Patterns in Data
Questions using pattern
Problem 1
Answer and explanation
Recorded temperature decreases over those times. It does not identify every energy transfer or predict an exact future value by itself.
Compare the scientific meaning and reasoning after an independent attempt. A different accurate supported response can be correct; human review is required.
Problem 2
- pattern: A relationship observed in records that may guide a test or explanation.
- A missing value is automatically a measured zero.
- A graph’s association automatically establishes a cause.
- One illustrative result establishes every real condition and needs no further evidence.
Answer and explanation
pattern: A relationship observed in records that may guide a test or explanation.
A relationship observed in records that may guide a test or explanation. The unwrapped cup decreases by 9 °C and the wrapped cup by 5 °C. The wrapped cup cools less over ten minutes under the stated comparison. This supports slower cooling if volumes, lids, location, and measurement are matched; it does not prove the wrapping prevents all energy transfer.