*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   Erin is trying to get her solution to have a pH as far from zero as possible. The best way for Erin to do that is to have the acidity of the solution decrease or increase?    Paragraph :  The more acidic a solution is, the closer its pH value will be to 0
**Answer**
decrease

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   If Mona removes more water from her cauldron of melting rock, what will happen to the melting point of that rock increase or decrease?    Paragraph :  As the amount of water increases, the melting point of rock decreases.
**Answer**
increase

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   Ease of mobility increase or decrease when the animal is decreased in size?    Paragraph :  The larger the animal, the heavier the exoskeleton, making movement more difficult.
**Answer**
increase

*Question*
Use information from the paragraph to answer the question.  Question:   In modern times, there is better medicine. This means there is a lower or higher death rate?    Paragraph :  More recently, the death rate has fallen because of the availability of more food and medical advances.
**Answer**
lower