TASK DEFINITION: You are given an elementary science question along with a few answer options. List all the words from the question that are essential and sufficient for choosing the correct answer option. Keep in mind that essential words are necessary to understand the meaning of the given question. However, non-essential words provide little information needed to select the correct answer. You can think about it like this: If the question was in another language, knowing the meaning of which words were necessary and enough for you to understand the question and answer it?. If your answer consists of multiple spans of words from the question, separate those using a comma (", "). Do not generate any word that is not present in the question. Make sure that your response is contained in the given question and the words are in the same order as the question.
 Grammatical correctness is not important.
PROBLEM: Question: The weight of heavy machinery compacts soil, especially when it is wet. Why do farmers avoid driving their machinery across wet ground? (A) Compacted soil will absorb too much water. (B) Plants cannot grow when soil is compacted. (C) Minerals are destroyed when soil is compacted. (D) Compacted soil increases soil acidity.?

SOLUTION: weight, machinery, compacts, wet., avoid

PROBLEM: Question: A light bulb that is lit with a battery would ___. (A) produce kinetic energy (B) transform mechanical energy into electrical energy (C) give off light and heat (D) give off light but remain cool?

SOLUTION: light, bulb, lit, battery

PROBLEM: Question: Many years ago, purple dye was made from some sea animals. Then, in 1856, William Perkins tried to make a new medicine. Instead, he found a way to make purple dye from coal. What is a positive effect of his discovery? (A) Some diseases can be treated. (B) Purple clothing can be made. (C) Sea animals are not needed to make purple dye. (D) Perkins is famous for discovering a new medicine.?

SOLUTION:
purple, dye, sea, animals., make, medicine., purple, dye, coal., positive, effect