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: A student is dropping objects of various sizes and shapes and recording the time it takes for each object to hit the ground. Which question is the student most likely trying to answer?  
 (A) What force slows some objects down? (B) What force pulls objects to the ground? (C) Do some objects fall more quickly than others? (D) Do objects break or bounce when hitting the ground?

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: Which of these senses lets Dora know when a skunk has been close to her house?  
 (A) Taste (B) Touch (C) Smell (D) Hearing

SOLUTION: C

PROBLEM: Some students measure the mass of a small pile of leaves before and after the leaves decompose. Each time the students measure the mass, they place a container with the decomposing leaves on a balance. Before recording the mass of the leaves, the students must do which of the following?  
 (A) Subtract the mass of the container (B) Add leaves from other plants to the container (C) Allow the leaves to settle in the container for a few days (D) Use a metric ruler to measure the volume of the container

SOLUTION:
A