TASK DEFINITION: You are given a short paragraph, a question and two choices to answer from. Choose the correct answer based on the paragraph and write the answer(not the key).
PROBLEM: Paragraph: For a given medium such as air, sound has a slower speed at lower temperatures.
 Question: If Mary is blowing an air horn underwater and she lowers the temperature of the water, what will happen to the speed of the sound waves generated by the air horn? 
 Choices: A)increase 
B)decrease

SOLUTION: decrease

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The Moon has a greater effect on the tides because, although it is much smaller than the Sun, it is much closer.
 Question: What will happen to the effect on ocean tides if the Moon were to move farther to the Earth? 
 Choices: A)greater effect 
B)smaller effect

SOLUTION: smaller effect

PROBLEM: Paragraph: The full box is harder to move because it has greater mass and therefore greater inertia.
 Question: If Jimbo is creating a ball from clay and he removes more clay to the ball, what does he do to the ball's inertia? 
 Choices: A)increases it 
B)decreases it

SOLUTION:
decreases it