Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Greater or Lesser ):  When two skateboarders push against each other, it causes them to move apart. The harder they push together, the farther apart they move.   John was watching the two men fighting and shoving each other. He observed that the softer they push, their movement will become Greater or Lesser?
Lesser
Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are gets warmer or gets colder ):  Water also gets colder as you go deeper.   Milo is swimming in the pool at the shallow end. Suddenly he decides to move to the deep end. What happens to the water as he swims shallower gets warmer or gets colder?
gets warmer
Q: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are acidic or basic ):  Bases have pH values above 7. The higher the pH value, the more strongly basic the substance.   If we tested a substance and the number was low on a pH test then the item is acidic or basic?
A: acidic
Question: Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increases or decreases ):  The folds present in the membrane increase the surface area allowing more ribosomes to be present on the ER, thereby allowing greater protein production.   If Mona is creating a membrane to filter out some dirty water and she creates fewer folds in the membrane, what happens to the total surface area of that membrane increases or decreases?
Answer: decreases
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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Greater or Lesser ):  Machines make work easier by increasing the amount of force that is applied, increasing the distance over which the force is applied, or changing the direction in which the force is applied.   John observed that machines are not very helpful in performing work because they decrease the amount of force, and also make the distance the force is applied Greater or Lesser?
**Answer**
Lesser
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Read the passage below and choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ):  Lighter, more streamlined vehicles need less energy.   Jim is designing a new car and playing around with different materials. If he were to increase the weight of the vehicle, what would happen to the fuel efficiency of that vehicle? It would increase or decrease?
**Answer**
decrease