Q: Is the question "What do sailors use to measure time ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: entity

Q: Is the question "Name a novel written by John Steinbeck ." asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: entity

Q: Is the question "What number of American soldiers remain unaccounted from the Vietnam war ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A: numeric

Q: Is the question "Why do heavier objects travel downhill faster ?" asking about an entity, an abbreviation, a description, a human, a location, or a numeric entity?
A:
description