Q: Answer the question

A group of students was preparing an activity to determine whether certain materials will float or sink when placed on water. Before the experiment started, one student said, "I think the sponge will float." This statement was
OPTIONS:
- a conclusion
- a fact
- an observation
- a prediction

A: a prediction

Q: Answer the question

Two identical books are on opposite ends of a table. Which of these would increase the gravitational force exerted between the two books?
OPTIONS:
- decrease the distance between the books
- decrease the mass of the books
- decrease the mass of the table
- decrease the temperature in the room

A: decrease the distance between the books

Q: Answer the question

What product was being formed as plants died and sank to the bottom of swamps?
OPTIONS:
- oil
- gas
- coal
- shale

A:
coal