A: The more carbon atoms there are, the greater the number of possible arrangements of carbon atoms.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ):   If Mona is manipulating carbon atoms in her science lab and she decreases the number of carbon atoms she has to work with, what happens to the number of possible arrangements the carbon atoms can take increase or decrease?
decrease

The farther apart you move your hands, the stronger the force of the rubber band pulling your hands together.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are closer or further away ):   Dan wanted to flick Carlos hard with a rubber band. To flick him the hardest, Dan needs to move his hands closer or further away?
further away

For a given medium, sound waves travel more slowly at lower temperatures.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ):   If Milo is listening to the radio in his room and the room gets colder, what happens to the speed of the sound waves generated by the radio increase or decrease?
decrease

A thinner wire is more difficult for electrons to move through than a thicker wire.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are Thicker or Thinner ):   John was looking at a diagram of an electrical system. He observed that it was more difficult for electronics to move when the wire was Thicker or Thinner?

Thinner