Answer the following question given this paragraph: Why do charges flow in an electric current? The answer has to do with electric potential energy. Potential energy is stored energy that an object has due to its position or shape. An electric charge has potential energy because of its position in an electric field. For example, when two negative charges are close together, they have potential energy because they repel each other and have the potential to push apart. If the charges move apart, their potential energy decreases. Electric charges always move spontaneously from a position where they have higher potential energy to a position where their potential energy is lower. This is similar to water falling over a dam from an area of higher to lower potential energy due to gravity. Q: What is the scientific term for stored energy an object has due to its position or shape? A:
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- repeat energy
- mechanical energy
- new energy
- potential energy

Answer: potential energy

Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Living things are considered to be renewable. This is because they can reproduce to replace themselves. However, they can be over-used or misused to the point of extinction. To be truly renewable, they must be used sustainably. Sustainable use is the use of resources in a way that meets the needs of the present and also preserves the resources for future generations. Q: Why are living things considered to be renewable? A:
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- they inherit traits
- they evolve
- they decompose
- they reproduce
Answer: they reproduce

input with options: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Decomposition of dead organisms and organic wastes releases carbon back to the atmosphere, soil, or ocean. Q: What does the decomposition of dead organisms and organic waste release into the atmosphere, soil, or ocean? A:
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- nitrogen
- oxygen
- hydrogen
- carbon
output: carbon

Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: 2. Sedimentary rocks form when sediments are compacted and cemented together ( Figure below ). These sediments may be gravel, sand, silt or clay. Sedimentary rocks often have pieces of other rocks in them. Some sedimentary rocks form the solid minerals left behind after a liquid evaporates. Q: What kind of rock forms when material such as gravel, sand, silt or clay is compacted and cemented together? A:

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- ingenious
- limestone
- craters
- sedimentary

A: sedimentary

input: OPTIONS:
- activation
- secretion
- metabolism
- diffusion Now, answer this question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Absorptive protists absorb food molecules across their cell membranes. This occurs by diffusion. These protists are important decomposers. Q: Which process helps absorptive protists absorb food molecules across their cell membranes? A:
A:
output: diffusion

Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The Formation of Ionic Compounds Binary ionic compounds are composed of just two elements: a metal (which forms the cations) and a nonmetal (which forms the anions). For example, NaCl is a binary ionic compound. We can think about the formation of such compounds in terms of the periodic properties of the elements. Many metallic elements have relatively low ionization potentials and lose electrons easily. These elements lie to the left in a period or near the bottom of a group on the periodic table. Nonmetal atoms have relatively high electron affinities and thus readily gain electrons lost by metal atoms, thereby filling their valence shells. Nonmetallic elements are found in the upper-right corner of the periodic table. Q: Compounds with metals and nonmetals sharing electrons are known as what kinds of compounds? A:
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- acids
- atoms
- eons
- ions
Answer:
ions