instruction:
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.
question:
Jeannie put her soccer ball on the ground on the side of a hill. What force acted on the soccer ball to make it roll down the hill?  
 (A) gravity (B) electricity (C) friction (D) magnetism
answer:
A


question:
An enclosed 20 mL metal cylinder was filled with a gas sample at room temperature. The sample then was transferred to an empty 40 mL enclosed container, also at room temperature. After being transferred, the volume of the gas was  
 (A) 10 mL. (B) 20 mL. (C) 30 mL. (D) 40 mL.
answer:
D


question:
Which situation is the best example of ecological succession?  
 (A) An organism survives a difficult winter. (B) The populations in an area remain the same. (C) One species replaces another species in an ecosystem. (D) Each of several species uses the same amount of resources.
answer:

C