When there are more sunspots the Sun is more active and there are more solar storms and more of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth. If Bob notices an increase in the amount of solar storms, it would mean there are more or less sunspots?
more

With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common. If Mona is a logger and she begins cutting down a forest full of trees, how will that affect the likelihood of a drought occurring decrease or increase?
increase

Q: Areas near the equator are warmer than areas near the poles because they receive more direct sunlight. Mona loves to travel the world. She has been to nearly every country. If she notices that some countries appear to be warmer then others, what can she determine about their proximity to the equator farther away or closer?
A: closer

Question: The louder the sounds are, the less exposure is needed to cause hearing loss. Jim loves to listen to the radio. If he turns the volume up high the amount of time he can listen to the music before experiencing hearing loss increases or decreases?
Answer: decreases

*Question*
More UV rays increase skin cancer rates. Eric went out into the sun from his room. The sun has more UV rays than the light in his room. His chance of skin cancer likely goes up or down?
**Answer**
up

Q: Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients. Water that is far from a lot of plants has few nutrients or many nutrients?
A: few nutrients