*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   Increasing the mass of an object causes its inertia to increase or decrease?    Paragraph :  The full box is harder to move because it has greater mass and therefore greater inertia.
**Answer**
increase

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   A satellite was sent to orbit and monitor a small planet but instead it ended up being pulled into the orbit of a nearby large planet. It was concluded that this happened because the gravitational pull of the larger planet was stronger or weaker?    Paragraph :  Gravity is a pull which all matter exerts on all other matter, the more mass, the stronger the pull.
**Answer**
stronger

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   If Jim decreases the number of segments on a rope he is using as a pully, the amount of force that he needs to apply when lifting something with the rope increases or decreases?    Paragraph :  The more rope segments on a pully that are helping to do the lifting work, the less force that is needed for the job.
**Answer**
increases

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   If Mona is building a structure and she wants to make it more functional, what would decreasing the surface area of that structure do increase functioning or decrease functioning?    Paragraph :  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.
**Answer**
decrease functioning