Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increasing or decreasing ): 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. Mary loves to observe the Sun. If she's looking at the Sun one day and notices more sunspots then she usually sees, what is happening to the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth increasing or decreasing?
increasing

Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are smaller or larger ): Larger alkenes have lower boiling and melting points. Mark is boiling alkenes and wants to see which will boil last; the larger ones or the smaller ones. The alkenes that will boil last are the ones that are smaller or larger?
smaller

Q: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are warmer or colder ): Air in the troposphere is warmer closer to Earths surface. Micah is entering the atmosphere, and is approaching the Earth's surface. As he's passing through the troposphere, the air is going to get warmer or colder?
A: warmer

Question: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Larger or Smaller ): In erosion, a slower moving stream will only carry smaller particles. John was watching the movement of a stream in the forest. He noticed that the slower moving stream would only carry particles that are Larger or Smaller?
Answer: Smaller

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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are more or less ): The glaciers on Earth are getting smaller and smaller as Earths temperature rises. If Earth's temperature were to increase, there would be more or less glaciers?
**Answer**
less

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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ): In Life Sciences it is important to note that whenever a structure has an increased surface area, there is an increase in the functioning of that structure. A structure with an increased surface area will increase or decrease in functioning?
**Answer**
increase