As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are great or small ): Marco needs to dig a well in his backyard, but the water table is very low. The energy that it will take to dig a shallow well is great or small?
small

As more resistors are added in parallel, the total current strength increases. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are decrease or increase ): Mike wants the current strength to be stronger, so mike will do this with the number of resistors decrease or increase?
increase

Q: The faster the clicks of a Geiger counter occur, the higher the level of radiation. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are more clicks or fewer clicks? ): By moving a Geiger counter from a block of Uranium to a rock that has lower radiation, was the scientist able to hear more clicks or fewer clicks??
A: fewer clicks?

Question: The more basic a solution is, the closer its pH value will be to 14. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Solution #2 or Solution #1 ): Tanya was measuring pH values and recorded a value of 13 for Solution #1. She also recorded a value of 8 for Solution #2. Which solution is less basic Solution #2 or Solution #1?
Answer: Solution #2

*Question*
Different types of rocks weather at different rates. More resistant types of rocks will remain longer. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are longer or shorter ): A piece of granite is more resistant than soapstone therefore it will last longer or shorter?
**Answer**
longer

(Question)
Because richer nations use more fossil fuels, they also cause more air pollution and global warming than poorer nations do. Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ): Mona lives in a nation that doesn't use a lot of fossil fuels. What would happen to her countries levels of air pollution if they were to increase their usage increase or decrease?
(Answer)
increase