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.

A light-year is a measure of  
 (A) time. (B) energy. (C) distance. (D) direction.
C

Which tool is best used to collect information about the weather?  
 (A) ruler (B) stopwatch (C) thermometer (D) collecting net
C

Which two protein molecules are essential for muscle contraction and relaxation?  
 (A) actin and myosin (B) collagen and tubulin (C) hemoglobin and myoglobin (D) amylase and polymerase

A