In transipration, at warmer temperatures water molecules move faster, and the rate of evaporation from stomata is therefore much faster.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Higher or Lower. ):   John monitors the log to see the temperature of the water, and he notices that as the temperature falls, the evaporation rate is Higher or Lower.?
Lower.

Different types of rocks weather at different rates. More resistant types of rocks will remain longer.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are greater or lesser ):   Carter puts two rocks outside; one is a soft pebble, the other is a solid stone. A year later, he checks on the rocks. The solid stone is still there because it has a resistance that is greater or lesser?
greater

Q: The longer the exposure, the more light that the telescope can gather to make the image.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are short or long ):   Will was using a flashlight. He used a long exposure and a short exposure. Which exposure likely made the stars seem brighter short or long?
A: long

Question: Rougher surfaces have more friction between them than smoother surfaces.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are the sandpaper and the glass table or or the sandpaper and the gravel. ):   A piece of sandpaper was rubbed across a glass table, then the sandpaper was rubbed across some gravel. The friction will be less between the sandpaper and the glass table or or the sandpaper and the gravel.?
Answer: the sandpaper and the glass table or

*Question*
Smoking reduces the amount of oxygen available for diffusion at the lungs, so less oxygen gets absorbed and blood is oxygenated to a lesser degree.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increases or decreases ):   Jim is a smoker. If he suddenly quits smoking cigarettes the amount of oxygen available in his lungs increases or decreases?
**Answer**
increases

Q: With less ozone in the stratosphere, more UV rays reach the ground.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are less or more ):   Carlos knows that there is more ozone in the stratosphere today, and goes out on a sunny day. He puts on sunscreen knowing that the UV rays can reach the ground less or more?
A: less