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.

[EX Q]: When air rises over the open ocean, a low pressure system is formed. Which factor increases the potential of a low pressure system developing into a hurricane in the Northern Hemisphere?  
 (A) cool ocean currents circulating towards the equator (B) increased volcanic activity in the upper latitudes (C) cold air moving south from the North Pole (D) warm water temperatures in the tropics
[EX A]: D

[EX Q]: At a weightlifting competition, two competitors lifted the same weight to the same height. The second competitor accomplished the lift 2 seconds faster than the first competitor. This demonstrated that the second competitor had more  
 (A) energy than the first. (B) inertia than the first. (C) power than the first. (D) work than the first.
[EX A]: C

[EX Q]: Finding fossils of warm-weather plants in the rock layers of a cold northern island suggests that  
 (A) the plants used to be harvested for food. (B) the island used to be located farther south. (C) the climate of the island used to be warmer. (D) the fossils used to be more resistant to cold.
[EX A]:
C