Q: A group of middle school students is measuring the temperature of various liquids for a chemistry lab using a mercury thermometer. They have a beaker of boiling water, a beaker of ice water, and a beaker of water at room temperature. If the students move the thermometer from the room temperature water into the boiling water water will the mercury level go up or down?
A: up
Question: In an area east of the Rocky mountains, there are seasons of heavy rains and times of the year where it experiences sever droughts. This year the area has received record breaking amounts of rain. Given a scientist is studying a desert with no rain all year, will he find the effects of weathering are high or low?
Answer: low
[Q]: Two colleagues studied at the same university. Nick studied the brains of birds, while Joe studied the brains of mammals. Which colleague studied less about the neocortex?
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[A]: Nick
input: Please answer the following: John is very health conscious. He works out regularly, and maintains balanced diet. But his friend Keith doesn't care much about health. He indulges in fast foods, and never exercises. As a result, Keith has type 2 diabetes, but John is free from diabetes. Who is less likely to be overweight, John or keith?
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output: John
Please answer this: Two colleagues gave blood for an emergency. Ned got infected with HIV because they re-used a needle. His friend Nate was not infected. Which colleague had a virus that originated in sub-Saharan Africa?
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Answer: Ned
Question: Iceland and Ireland both used agriculture as a the main component of their economies. Ireland used lots of fertilizer and had big environmental problems as a result. Iceland does a lot of greenhouse agriculture using geothermal energy, so it is more protective towards the environment. Which country caused fewer decomposers to break down dead algae?
Answer:
Iceland