*Question*
As you go farther from the nucleus of an atom, the electron levels have more and more energy.  The electron levels closest to the nucleus of an atom have more or less energy than those further away?
**Answer**
less

*Question*
The higher the temperature, the more energy the particles have and the faster they will move and diffuse.  By filling a kettle with water and placing it in a freezer turned to low, will the motion of the water molecules in the kettle increase in speed or decrease in speed.?
**Answer**
decrease in speed.

*Question*
Older rocks are at the bottom and younger rocks are at the top.  Ian is digging in his garden, and admires the shiny pebbles sitting in the yard, as he digs a hole and finds more rocks, he knows that they are younger or older?
**Answer**
older

*Question*
Temperature affects the rate at which photosynthesis, cellular respiration and decomposition take place. The rate of reaction increases with increasing temperature and decreases at lower temperatures.  If the temperature in the environment decreases, what will happen to the rate of cellular respiration increases or decreases?
**Answer**
decreases