Question

Please select the word from the list that best fits the definition

Using known information to make a forecast of what will happen next

Answer 1

The correct answer is - predicting.

Step-by-step explanation:

In scientific method or investigation, prediction is what a person forecasts that will happen in the future on the basis of prior knowledge or information or if he knows or believes the hypothesis is true.

Prediction is made on the basis of the information scientist known already. A weather forecast is also a prediction made on the basis of known facts or information and hypothesis.