You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).

[EX Q]: Paragraph: The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water.
 Question: An aquifer near the surface will provide _____ access to its water than one further down. 
 Choices: A)easier 
B)harder
[EX A]: easier

[EX Q]: Paragraph: As you go farther from the nucleus of an atom, the electron levels have more and more energy.
 Question: Mary was performing experiments with atoms in her lab. She was measuring energy levels at various distances from an atom's nucleus. Would measurements taken closer to a nucleus result in 
 Choices: A)lower energy levels? 
B)greater energy levels or
[EX A]: greater energy levels or

[EX Q]: Paragraph: In general, the farther away from the Sun, the greater the distance from one planets orbit to the next.
 Question: Compared to the distance between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn, which are far away from the sun, is it more likely that the distance between the orbits of Mercury and Venus, which are closer to the sun than Jupiter and Saturn, are 
 Choices: A)smaller 
B)larger?
[EX A]:
smaller