TASK DEFINITION: You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.
PROBLEM: A student notices a paw print while walking in a park. The paw print could be considered a fossil if the print was in ___.
(A) rock (B) topsoil (C) thick mud (D) loose sand

SOLUTION: A

PROBLEM: What determines how long the Moon takes to complete one cycle of phases?
(A) the period of rotation of the Moon around its axis (B) the period of revolution of the Moon around Earth (C) the period of rotation of Earth around its axis (D) the period of revolution of Earth around the Sun

SOLUTION: B

PROBLEM: In an atom, protons plus neutrons make up the atom's
(A) electric charge. (B) atomic mass. (C) atomic number. (D) electron number.

SOLUTION:
B