As you increase the number of carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon, the number of isomers quickly increases. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are decrease or increase ): Dean wants to get a larger number of isomers to observe, so in order to do so quickly, he takes the number of carbon atoms in a hydrocarbon, and makes them decrease or increase?
increase

Developing nations will also increase demands on natural resources as they build more factories. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ): If China decides to build more factories to produce goods, what will happen to their demand for natural resources increase or decrease?
increase

Q: The farther the sound waves travel away from the source, the more spread out their energy becomes. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are directly in front of the speaker or two miles away? ): Would the sound from a loud speaker transmit more energy to the eardrum of a member of the audience if they were standing directly in front of the speaker or two miles away??
A: directly in front of the speaker

Question: Lighter, more streamlined vehicles need less energy. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ): Jim is designing a new car and playing around with different materials. If he were to increase the weight of the vehicle, what would happen to the fuel efficiency of that vehicle? It would increase or decrease?
Answer: decrease

*Question*
Water near shore generally has more dissolved nutrients than water farther from shore. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are few nutrients or more nutrients ): If water is far from a source of nutrients it will have few nutrients or more nutrients?
**Answer**
few nutrients

Q: During inhalation, because the chest volume is larger, the air pressure inside the lungs is lower than the air pressure outside. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are inhaling or exhaling ): Will is inhaling and then he exhales. Which stage likely causes greater air pressure in his lungs inhaling or exhaling?
A: exhaling