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).
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Question: Paragraph: The farther apart you move your hands, the stronger the force of the rubber band pulling your hands together.
 Question: Alan has a rubber band on his hands. He pulls his hands apart and the rubber bands force 
 Choices: A)increases 
B)decreases

Answer: increases


Question: Paragraph: Gluons make quarks attract each other more strongly the farther apart the quarks get.
 Question: Ian is looking at quarks and sees that they are very, very attracted to each other. Ian knows that the distance between the quarks is currently 
 Choices: A)close 
B)distant

Answer: distant


Question: Paragraph: The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water.
 Question: A group of settlers decided to live close to one aquifer instead of another aquifer because the aquifer they chose was much farther from the surface. Getting water from the aquifer farther from the surface will be 
 Choices: A)easier 
B)more difficult.

Answer:
more difficult.