TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: One method of heat distribution is a baseboard forced hot water system. A baseboard system carries hot water through a pipe that passes through many small, flat plates called fins. What is the purpose of these fins?  
 (A) to dissipate the heat of the hot water flowing through the pipe (B) to prevent the baseboard from coming in contact with hot surfaces (C) to replace the heated air leaving the system with cold air (D) to prevent dust and other particles from entering the baseboard

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: Scientists wonder how the Egyptian pyramids were built. They think that the huge blocks of stone may have been put into place by pushing them up a sloping pathway. The pathway is which type of simple machine?  
 (A) lever (B) pulley (C) inclined plane (D) wheel and axle

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: Oak trees produce seeds that are contained in acorns. Blue jays eat the seeds in acorns. Blue jays also collect acorns and hide them in the ground, often far away from the parent oak tree. Blue jays do not eat the seed of every acorn they hide. How do oak trees benefit from blue jays' collecting and hiding acorns?  
 (A) The oak trees are pollinated by the blue jays. (B) The oak trees are protected from other herbivores. (C) The seeds of oak trees are protected from the sun. (D) The seeds of oak trees are planted in new environments.

SOLUTION:
D