instruction:
You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.
question:
A student is dropping objects of various sizes and shapes and recording the time it takes for each object to hit the ground. Which question is the student most likely trying to answer?  
 (A) What force slows some objects down? (B) What force pulls objects to the ground? (C) Do some objects fall more quickly than others? (D) Do objects break or bounce when hitting the ground?
answer:
C


question:
Some plant species are more tolerant of acidic soil than others. The tolerant species are favored in areas affected by which consequence of human activity?  
 (A) mixing of pollutants with rain (B) erosion of topsoil by clearcutting (C) runoff of fertilizer used in farming (D) thinning of the atmospheric ozone layer
answer:
A


question:
Which lists the diameter of the planets in order from smallest to largest?  
 (A) Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars (B) Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury (C) Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus (D) Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
answer:

D