Question: The Earth travels faster in its elliptical orbit when it is closer to the Sun than when it is farther away.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ):   If the Earth is orbiting the Sun and it begins to move farther from it, what happens the speed the Earth is moving increase or decrease?
Answer: decrease

Question: If you are standing on the shore and a ship is going out to sea, the ship gets smaller as it moves further away from you.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are shrink or grow ):   Rita walks closer to Sue. From Sue's perspective, Rita will shrink or grow?
Answer: grow

Question: The density of the atmosphere decreases with an increase in the height above sea level (altitude).  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are it would become less dense or it would become more dense ):   What would happen to the atmosphere as Jim climbed lower down a mountain it would become less dense or it would become more dense?
Answer:
it would become more dense