Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increases or decreases ): In erosion, the higher the elevation, the farther the stream is from where it will reach base level and the more cutting it has to do. If Milo is observing a stream at a low elevation and he follows the stream up to a lower elevation, what happens to the amount of cutting the stream has to do when eroding the stream bed beneath it increases or decreases?
decreases

Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are larger or smaller ): If we have two materials with the same volume, the material with a higher mass will be more dense. Mike put two things into buckets of water. The first bucket got a rubber duck, and the second bucket got a bowling ball. The water was less displaced in the bucket with the rubber duck, because the mass was larger or smaller?
smaller

Q: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are higher or lower ): Acids have pH values below 7. The lower the pH value, the more strongly acidic the substance. You can find tables that show the pH value of different fruits and vegetables. The fruits such as apples are barely acidic so they have a pH value that is higher or lower?
A: higher

Question: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Jim or Harry ): The larger the animal, the heavier the exoskeleton, making movement more difficult. Harry has a pet walrus. Jim has a pet parrot. Whose pet has a lighter exoskeleton Jim or Harry?
Answer: Jim

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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Eric or Tina ): Water near shore generally has more dissolved nutrients than water farther from shore. Eric is swimming near shore. Tina is 100 meters out in the water. The water near Eric or Tina has more nutrients?
**Answer**
Eric

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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increases or decreases ): At higher elevations, there is less air to press on a given area. If Mona is climbing a mountain and she moves to the top of the mountain, what happens to the air pressure pressing against her skin increases or decreases?
**Answer**
decreases