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QRQA-10358-1 | If you were to heat up steel what would happen to its thermal energy? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | If two objects have the same mass, the object with the higher temperature has greater thermal energy. | QRSent-10358 | {
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"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "temperature"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "thermal energy",
"less_effect_prop": "thermal energy",
"less_cause_dir": "thermal energy"
} |
QRQA-10270-1-flip | Compared to the Sun, would the planet Earth have | {
"text": [
"greater inertia",
"less inertia?"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Objects with greater mass have greater inertia. | QRSent-10270 | {
"effect_prop": "inertia of an object",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "mass of an object"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "greater",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "intertia",
"less_effect_prop": "intertia",
"less_cause_dir": "intertia"
} |
QRQA-10280-5-flip | Mona lives in a city that doesn't know much about solar power. As the citizens become less aware of solar and the benefits it offers, the demand for solar power falls. What happens to the cost of the technology as the demand decreases? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Solar power is expensive, but as demand increases technology improves and costs decrease. | QRSent-10280 | {
"effect_prop": "costs",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "decrease",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "demand"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "demand for solar power",
"more_effect_prop": "cost of the technology",
"less_effect_prop": "cost of the technology",
"less_cause_dir": "cost of the technology"
} |
QRQA-10265-4 | Theresa made a device that uses 25% of usable energy. Ryan made a device that uses 10% of usable energy. _____ made a device that is more efficient. | {
"text": [
"Theresa",
"Ryan"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The more efficient a device is, the greater the percentage of usable energy it produces. | QRSent-10265 | {
"effect_prop": "the percentage of usable energy it produces",
"cause_dir_str": "more efficient",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "efficient a device is"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "device",
"more_effect_prop": "device",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10075-5 | Eric is researching near the Equator. Rob is researching near the North Pole. The warmest area is | {
"text": [
"Eric's",
"Reid's"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Areas near the equator are warmer than areas near the poles because they receive more direct sunlight. | QRSent-10075 | {
"effect_prop": "warmer than areas near the poles",
"cause_dir_str": "near",
"effect_dir_str": "warmer",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
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} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "the North Pole",
"more_effect_prop": "area",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10368-4-flip | If Mona removes more water from her cauldron of melting rock, what will happen to the melting point of that rock? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | As the amount of water increases, the melting point of rock decreases. | QRSent-10368 | {
"effect_prop": "melting point of rock",
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"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "amount of water"
} | {
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"more_effect_prop": "melting point of that rock",
"less_effect_prop": "melting point of that rock",
"less_cause_dir": "melting point of that rock"
} |
QRQA-10349-5 | Two suns closing in on each other will have _____ gravitational pull between them. | {
"text": [
"increasing",
"decreasing"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The closer objects are, the stronger the gravitational pull between them. | QRSent-10349 | {
"effect_prop": "gravitational pull between them",
"cause_dir_str": "closer",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "distance between objects"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "More",
"less_effect_dir": "Farther",
"less_cause_prop": "Pull",
"more_effect_prop": "Close",
"less_effect_prop": "Apart",
"less_cause_dir": "Apart"
} |
QRQA-10145-5 | Eric is observing the transpiration process. The water from the plants goes into the atmosphere _____ in higher temperatures. | {
"text": [
"faster",
"slower"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | In transipration, at warmer temperatures water molecules move faster, and the rate of evaporation from stomata is therefore much faster. | QRSent-10145 | {
"effect_prop": "faster water molecules in transpiration",
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"effect_dir_str": "faster",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "temperatures"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "slower",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "water",
"less_effect_prop": "water",
"less_cause_dir": "water"
} |
QRQA-10035-5 | You can find tables that show the pH value of different fruits and vegetables. The fruits such as oranges are very acidic so they have a pH value that is | {
"text": [
"higher",
"lower"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Acids have pH values below 7. The lower the pH value, the more strongly acidic the substance. | QRSent-10035 | {
"effect_prop": "the acidity",
"cause_dir_str": "lower",
"effect_dir_str": "more strongly",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "the pH value"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "pH value",
"more_effect_prop": "acidic",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10315-4-flip | Jennifer noticed there were fewer and fewer bunny rabbits in the forest behind her house eating the berries that she used to make her summer pies. As the population of the bunnies decreases will the berries be | {
"text": [
"Fewer?",
"More?"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | As the population increases, the food supply, or the supply of another necessary resource, may decrease. | QRSent-10315 | {
"effect_prop": "Available resources",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "decrease",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "People in an area living"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "bunnies",
"more_effect_prop": "berries",
"less_effect_prop": "berries",
"less_cause_dir": "berries"
} |
QRQA-10393-1 | If the particles move apart, the amplitude of the wave should | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The closer together the particles are, the greater the amplitude of the wave. | QRSent-10393 | {
"effect_prop": "amplitude of the wave",
"cause_dir_str": "closer",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "close together the particles are"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "particles",
"more_effect_prop": "amplitude",
"less_effect_prop": "amplitude",
"less_cause_dir": "amplitude"
} |
QRQA-10305-1 | If Jim increases the pH value of his swimming pool, the base becomes | {
"text": [
"stronger",
"weaker"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The higher the pH value is, the stronger the base. | QRSent-10305 | {
"effect_prop": "stronger the base",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "pH"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "base",
"less_effect_prop": "base",
"less_cause_dir": "base"
} |
QRQA-10346-3-flip | As a diver goes into shallow water, the water gets | {
"text": [
"warmer",
"colder."
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Water also gets colder as you go deeper. | QRSent-10346 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "deeper",
"effect_dir_str": "colder",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "distance from the surface"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "colder",
"less_cause_prop": "diver",
"more_effect_prop": "water",
"less_effect_prop": "water",
"less_cause_dir": "water"
} |
QRQA-10285-4 | When we have a lot of greenhouse gases in the air what happens to the temperature? | {
"text": [
"increases",
"stays the same"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | As greenhouse gases increase, changes will be more extreme. | QRSent-10285 | {
"effect_prop": "changes",
"cause_dir_str": "increase",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "greenhouse gas"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "stays the same",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_cause_dir": "temperature"
} |
QRQA-10365-2 | If Mona is performing a science experiment involving chemicals and she increases the temperature in her lab, what will happen to the amount of chemical weathering she experiences? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Chemical weathering increases as: Temperature increases: Chemical reactions proceed more rapidly at higher temperatures. | QRSent-10365 | {
"effect_prop": "Chemical weathering",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "Temperature"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "chemical weathering",
"less_effect_prop": "chemical weathering",
"less_cause_dir": "chemical weathering"
} |
QRQA-10023-3 | Paul started at the base of a mountain and climbed to its peak. The sky was clear and the sun was beating down on him all day. However, he noticed there was a clear temperature difference between the surface's temperature and the temperature at the top of the mountain peak. Where would he feel more heat? | {
"text": [
"Surface",
"Mountain Peak"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The surface is heated by the Sun and some of that heat radiates back into the air. This makes the temperature higher near the surface than at higher altitudes. | QRSent-10023 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "near the surface",
"effect_dir_str": "higher",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "near the surface"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "Mountain Peak",
"more_effect_prop": "heat",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10343-1 | For radio transmissions, shorter wavelength waves have | {
"text": [
"higher or",
"lower frequencies."
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Longer wavelength electromagnetic waves have lower frequencies, and shorter wavelength waves have higher frequencies. | QRSent-10343 | {
"effect_prop": "frequencies",
"cause_dir_str": "longer",
"effect_dir_str": "lower",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "wavelengths"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "wavelengths",
"more_effect_prop": "frequencies",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10370-2 | Chin Lu watched the tsunami get stronger, and cause a _____ wave. | {
"text": [
"huge",
"tiny"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | A wave caused by a disturbance with more energy has greater amplitude. | QRSent-10370 | {
"effect_prop": "amplitude",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "Energy disturbance"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "huge",
"less_effect_dir": "tiny",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "wave",
"less_effect_prop": "wave",
"less_cause_dir": "wave"
} |
QRQA-10075-4 | Mona loves to travel the world. She has been to nearly every country. If she notices that some countries appear to be warmer then others, what can she determine about their proximity to the equator? | {
"text": [
"farther away",
"closer"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Areas near the equator are warmer than areas near the poles because they receive more direct sunlight. | QRSent-10075 | {
"effect_prop": "warmer",
"cause_dir_str": "near",
"effect_dir_str": "warmer",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "near the equator"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "countries",
"more_effect_prop": "countries",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10046-5 | Jan is comparing stars, specifically a large star and the smaller Sun. Given the size of each, Jan can tell that the Sun puts out heat that is | {
"text": [
"lesser",
"greater"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Bigger stars produce more energy, so their surfaces are hotter. | QRSent-10046 | {
"effect_prop": "heat",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "hotter",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "sizable stars"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "lesser",
"less_cause_prop": "star",
"more_effect_prop": "heat",
"less_effect_prop": "heat",
"less_cause_dir": "heat"
} |
QRQA-10384-1-flip | John's company committed to increase greenhouse gas production worldwide. What likely happens to the global temperature in the future as a result? | {
"text": [
"it will increase",
"it will decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | A decrease in greenhouse gas levels decreases global temperature and an increase raises global temperature. | QRSent-10384 | {
"effect_prop": "global temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "decrease",
"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "greenhouse gas levels"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "will decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "global temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "global temperature",
"less_cause_dir": "global temperature"
} |
QRQA-10263-1 | John dropped a bowling ball and a tennis ball from the roof. Which ball would have the greatest gravitational pull? | {
"text": [
"bowling ball or",
"tennis ball."
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The greater the objects mass, the greater the force of gravitational attraction. | QRSent-10263 | {
"effect_prop": "force of gravitational attraction",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "mass"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "greatest",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "tennis ball",
"more_effect_prop": "gravitational pull",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10177-5-flip | Eric has a hydrocarbon with 20 carbon atoms. Rita has a hydrocarbon with 35 carbon atoms. Whose hydrocarbon has fewer isomers? | {
"text": [
"Eric",
"Rita"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The more carbon atoms a hydrocarbon has, the greater the number of isomers. | QRSent-10177 | {
"effect_prop": "number of isomers",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "carbon atoms a hydrocarbon has"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "fewer",
"less_cause_prop": "carbon atoms",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "isomers",
"less_cause_dir": "isomers"
} |
QRQA-10039-3 | Dan is watching sand fall down a small hill. The pieces of sand will be very | {
"text": [
"large",
"small"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Smaller sediments are dropped as the slope becomes less steep. | QRSent-10039 | {
"effect_prop": "steep",
"cause_dir_str": "smaller",
"effect_dir_str": "less",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "sediments"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "Smaller",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "Pieces",
"more_effect_prop": "Pieces",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10017-4-flip | Don is looking at electromagnetic waves, and sees that the one's he observing have lower frequencies. Don is able to know then that the photons have energy that is | {
"text": [
"higher",
"lower"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | In electromagnetic waves with higher frequencies, photons have more energy. | QRSent-10017 | {
"effect_prop": "energy",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "frequency"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "lower",
"less_cause_prop": "frequencies",
"more_effect_prop": "energy",
"less_effect_prop": "energy",
"less_cause_dir": "energy"
} |
QRQA-10391-3 | Bryan was tasked with categorizing various fossils that the archeology team dug up. He knew they found some in rock layers near the surface and others in layers much farther below the ground. Which should he categorize as the older ones? | {
"text": [
"near surface fossils",
"farther down fossils"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The main law is the law of superposition. This law states that deeper rock layers are older than layers closer to the surface. | QRSent-10391 | {
"effect_prop": "older",
"cause_dir_str": "deeper",
"effect_dir_str": "older",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "deeper rock layers"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "rock layers",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10295-1 | If Jim increases the strength of the charge between two of his objects, what will happen to the electrostatic force between them? | {
"text": [
"it will increase in strength",
"it will decrease in strength"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The more charged the objects are, the stronger the electrostatic force between them. | QRSent-10295 | {
"effect_prop": "electrostatic force",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "charge"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "strength",
"less_effect_prop": "strength",
"less_cause_dir": "strength"
} |
QRQA-10162-1 | Jorge and Rian were diving in the ocean. If Jorge dove 20 feet and Rian dove 10 feet, who experiences more pressure? | {
"text": [
"Jorge",
"Rian"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | A fluid exerts pressure in all directions, but the pressure is greater at greater depth. | QRSent-10162 | {
"effect_prop": "depth",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "pressure in all directions"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "20 feet",
"less_effect_dir": "10 feet",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "deep",
"less_effect_prop": "deep",
"less_cause_dir": "deep"
} |
QRQA-10090-4-flip | Mary melts a 1 pound chocolate bar and 1 pound of chocolate chips in two pots. Which melts last? | {
"text": [
"bar",
"chips"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | It would be hard to get a big chunk of chocolate to dissolve in your milk or hot water. Maybe you could make hot chocolate from some smaller pieces like chocolate chips, but it is much easier to add a powder to your milk. This is because the smaller the pieces are, the more surface area they have. | QRSent-10090 | {
"effect_prop": "surface area",
"cause_dir_str": "smaller",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "pieces"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "last",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "bar",
"more_effect_prop": "melts",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10190-1 | The ball began to raise slowly above the table. The higher it rises above the table, the potential energy will | {
"text": [
"decrease",
"increase."
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | So the higher an object is above a surface, the more potential energy it has. | QRSent-10190 | {
"effect_prop": "potential energy",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "an object is above a surface"
} | {
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"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "potential energy",
"less_effect_prop": "potential energy",
"less_cause_dir": "potential energy"
} |
QRQA-10096-4-flip | Don is getting screened for cancer. Because his cancer is caught late, after it had metastasized, the chance of a cure is | {
"text": [
"greater",
"lesser"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The sooner cancer is treated, the greater the chances of a cure. | QRSent-10096 | {
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"cause_dir_str": "sooner",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "soon"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "caught",
"more_effect_prop": "chance of a cure",
"less_effect_prop": "chance of a cure",
"less_cause_dir": "chance of a cure"
} |
QRQA-10384-3-flip | If greenhouse gas were to be doubled, the global temperature would | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | A decrease in greenhouse gas levels decreases global temperature and an increase raises global temperature. | QRSent-10384 | {
"effect_prop": "global temperature",
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"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "greenhouse gas levels"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "global temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "global temperature",
"less_cause_dir": "global temperature"
} |
QRQA-10138-1 | If Jim is playing with two objects and he moves them further away from each other, what will happen to the gravitational force between the two objects? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The further objects are away from each other, the smaller the gravitational force. | QRSent-10138 | {
"effect_prop": "gravitational force",
"cause_dir_str": "further",
"effect_dir_str": "smaller",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "objects are away"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "objects",
"more_effect_prop": "gravitational force",
"less_effect_prop": "gravitational force",
"less_cause_dir": "gravitational force"
} |
QRQA-10318-1 | Dan was excited to try out an electromagnet but was later disappointed when it wasn't very effective. He knew however that if he changed the current he could make it stronger. How should he adjust the current? | {
"text": [
"decrease it",
"increase it"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The more current, the stronger the electromagnet. | QRSent-10318 | {
"effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "current"
} | {
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"less_cause_prop": "current",
"more_effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"less_effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"less_cause_dir": "electromagnet"
} |
QRQA-10101-4-flip | When we use weak technology to measure something it becomes | {
"text": [
"more accurate",
"less accurate"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | But the more computing power that goes into the model and the care with which the scientists construct the model can increase the chances that a model will be accurate. | QRSent-10101 | {
"effect_prop": "accurate",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "increase",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "computing power"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
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"less_cause_prop": "technology",
"more_effect_prop": "accurate",
"less_effect_prop": "accurate",
"less_cause_dir": "accurate"
} |
QRQA-10046-3-flip | Milo is trying to cool his room with a space heater. If he turns down the thermostat to a cooler setting, which is happening to the energy the heater is producing? | {
"text": [
"increasing",
"decreasing"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Bigger stars produce more energy, so their surfaces are hotter. | QRSent-10046 | {
"effect_prop": "hotter",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "hotter",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "energy"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "Cooler",
"less_cause_prop": "Heat",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "Heat energy",
"less_cause_dir": "Heat energy"
} |
QRQA-10085-1-flip | A longer wire will have _____ resistance than a shorter one. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Longer wires have more resistance than shorter wires. | QRSent-10085 | {
"effect_prop": "resistance",
"cause_dir_str": "longer",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "wire length"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "wire",
"more_effect_prop": "resistance",
"less_effect_prop": "resistance",
"less_cause_dir": "resistance"
} |
QRQA-10388-2-flip | Milo has been cutting his nails out for a very long time. As his nails get shorter, what happens to the amount of cells added to them? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | As the nail grows, more cells are added at the nail bed. | QRSent-10388 | {
"effect_prop": "cells are added",
"cause_dir_str": "grows",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "nail grows"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "nails",
"more_effect_prop": "amount of cells",
"less_effect_prop": "amount of cells",
"less_cause_dir": "amount of cells"
} |
QRQA-10307-2-flip | Jim is a smoker. If he suddenly quits smoking cigarettes the amount of oxygen available in his lungs | {
"text": [
"increases",
"decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | 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. | QRSent-10307 | {
"effect_prop": "oxygen available",
"cause_dir_str": "",
"effect_dir_str": "reduces",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "Smoking"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "Jim",
"more_effect_prop": "oxygen",
"less_effect_prop": "oxygen",
"less_cause_dir": "oxygen"
} |
QRQA-10378-2-flip | Water found on Earth's cold regions is _____ dense that water found on Earth's hot regions. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Water becomes more dense when it is colder and when it has more salt. | QRSent-10378 | {
"effect_prop": "density",
"cause_dir_str": "colder",
"effect_dir_str": "more dense",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "water temperature"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "regions",
"more_effect_prop": "dense",
"less_effect_prop": "dense",
"less_cause_dir": "dense"
} |
QRQA-10309-4 | Evan has a 10 meter atom model. Quentin has a 20 meter atom model. Whose atom would probably have more electrons if they are different elements to the same scale? | {
"text": [
"Evan's",
"Quentin's"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Bigger atoms have more electrons. | QRSent-10309 | {
"effect_prop": "electrons",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "atoms"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "atom",
"more_effect_prop": "electrons",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10352-4-flip | James is a much smaller person than Sally. Which person has more gravity? | {
"text": [
"Sally",
"James"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Gravity is a pull which all matter exerts on all other matter, the more mass, the stronger the pull. | QRSent-10352 | {
"effect_prop": "gravity",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "mass"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "person",
"more_effect_prop": "gravity",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10023-2-flip | The farther from sea level that you get the | {
"text": [
"cooler it is",
"warmer it is"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The surface is heated by the Sun and some of that heat radiates back into the air. This makes the temperature higher near the surface than at higher altitudes. | QRSent-10023 | {
"effect_prop": "heat",
"cause_dir_str": "near the surface",
"effect_dir_str": "higher",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "elevation"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "warmer",
"less_effect_dir": "cooler",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "heat",
"less_effect_prop": "heat",
"less_cause_dir": "heat"
} |
QRQA-10305-2 | Ulysses has a solution with a pH of 10. Reilly has a solution with a pH of 14. Who has a stronger base? | {
"text": [
"Ulysses",
"Reilly"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The higher the pH value is, the stronger the base. | QRSent-10305 | {
"effect_prop": "stronger base",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "pH value"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "solution",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10153-3-flip | If Milo is experimenting in his lab and he decreases the temperature in the room, what happens to the energy of the particles in that room? | {
"text": [
"it increases",
"it decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | At higher temperatures, particles of reactants have more energy, so they move faster. | QRSent-10153 | {
"effect_prop": "energy",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "temperatures"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "room temperature",
"more_effect_prop": "energy of particles",
"less_effect_prop": "energy of particles",
"less_cause_dir": "energy of particles"
} |
QRQA-10365-5 | John was redoing the siding on his house when he noticed something interesting. As the temperature increases, the weathering effect | {
"text": [
"Decreases",
"Increases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Chemical weathering increases as: Temperature increases: Chemical reactions proceed more rapidly at higher temperatures. | QRSent-10365 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "weathering"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "weathering",
"more_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10227-2-flip | Reid installed an aquifer 20m from the surface. Will installed an aquifer 10m from the surface. Whose aquifer is harder to get water from? | {
"text": [
"Reid",
"Will"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water. | QRSent-10227 | {
"effect_prop": "easier to get the water",
"cause_dir_str": "closer",
"effect_dir_str": "easier",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "closer to the surface an aquifer"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "harder to get water from",
"less_cause_prop": "aquifer",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "aquifer",
"less_cause_dir": "aquifer"
} |
QRQA-10034-1 | As a boy grows to a man and his larynx grows larger, his voice gets | {
"text": [
"deeper",
"higher."
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The voice becomes deeper as the larynx in the throat grows larger. | QRSent-10034 | {
"effect_prop": "voice",
"cause_dir_str": "larger",
"effect_dir_str": "deeper",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "larynx"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "deeper",
"less_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "voice",
"less_effect_prop": "voice",
"less_cause_dir": "voice"
} |
QRQA-10266-5 | Milo loves to dig wells for a living. If he needs to dig a well deeper to reach water, what does that do to the money and energy it takes to dig the well? | {
"text": [
"increases",
"decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | As the water is pumped out, the water table slowly falls, requiring wells to be dug deeper, which takes more money and energy. | QRSent-10266 | {
"effect_prop": "money and energy",
"cause_dir_str": "deeper",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "wells to be dug deeper"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "money and energy",
"less_effect_prop": "money and energy",
"less_cause_dir": "money and energy"
} |
QRQA-10146-3 | Mike adds more and more resistors into his parallel circuit, which causes the total current strength to | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | As more resistors are added in parallel, the total current strength increases. | QRSent-10146 | {
"effect_prop": "total current strength",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "resistors added in a parallel"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "total current strength",
"less_effect_prop": "total current strength",
"less_cause_dir": "total current strength"
} |
QRQA-10195-3-flip | Mary was comparing the size of two objects. If she examined a light orange and compared it with a heavy watermelon, which would generate less gravity? | {
"text": [
"orange",
"watermelon"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Less massive objects also have less gravity than more massive objects. | QRSent-10195 | {
"effect_prop": "gravity",
"cause_dir_str": "less",
"effect_dir_str": "less",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "massive objects"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "orange",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "gravity",
"less_cause_dir": "gravity"
} |
QRQA-10277-2-flip | If people use a little bit of energy they create | {
"text": [
"less waste",
"more waste"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Increased resource use generally means more waste; electronic waste from developed nations is a growing problem in the developing world. | QRSent-10277 | {
"effect_prop": "waste",
"cause_dir_str": "increased",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "resource use"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "energy",
"more_effect_prop": "waste",
"less_effect_prop": "waste",
"less_cause_dir": "waste"
} |
QRQA-10015-1-flip | If farming techniques would be lost, there might be _____ people that starve and go hungry. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Better farming techniques and machines increased the food supply and the distribution of food. | QRSent-10015 | {
"effect_prop": "food",
"cause_dir_str": "better",
"effect_dir_str": "increased",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "farming techniques"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "farming techniques",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "people that starve and go hungry.",
"less_cause_dir": "people that starve and go hungry."
} |
QRQA-10309-2 | Jan is taking a class where she is learning about atoms. She knows that atoms have electrons, and that atoms that are bigger have | {
"text": [
"more electrons",
"fewer electrons"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Bigger atoms have more electrons. | QRSent-10309 | {
"effect_prop": "electrons",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "atoms"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "fewer",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "electrons",
"less_effect_prop": "electrons",
"less_cause_dir": "electrons"
} |
QRQA-10008-1-flip | Fred fills two buckets with the same amount of water. He puts a melon in one bucket and an orange in the other. In which bucket will the water rise the least? | {
"text": [
"the one with the orange",
"the one with the melon"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | So more water is displaced by a bigger body than a smaller one. | QRSent-10008 | {
"effect_prop": "water is displaced",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "body"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "rise the least",
"less_cause_prop": "orange",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "water",
"less_cause_dir": "water"
} |
QRQA-10400-2-flip | If air warms, it becomes _____ dense. | {
"text": [
"less",
"more"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Warm air is less dense than cool air, so it rises higher in the troposphere. | QRSent-10400 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "less",
"effect_dir_str": "warm",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "density of air"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "warms",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "dense",
"more_effect_prop": "air",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10138-2-flip | The sun exerts gravitational force on all the planets, which has a higher gravitational force | {
"text": [
"earth",
"mars"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The further objects are away from each other, the smaller the gravitational force. | QRSent-10138 | {
"effect_prop": "gravitational force",
"cause_dir_str": "further",
"effect_dir_str": "smaller",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "distance"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "Earth",
"more_effect_prop": "gravitational force",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10134-4 | If Mary is blowing an air horn underwater and she lowers the temperature of the water, what will happen to the speed of the sound waves generated by the air horn? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | For a given medium such as air, sound has a slower speed at lower temperatures. | QRSent-10134 | {
"effect_prop": "speed",
"cause_dir_str": "lower",
"effect_dir_str": "slower",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "temperatures"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "temperatures",
"more_effect_prop": "speed",
"less_effect_prop": "speed",
"less_cause_dir": "speed"
} |
QRQA-10305-4-flip | If we find something with a low pH value that is likely to be | {
"text": [
"acidic",
"basic"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The higher the pH value is, the stronger the base. | QRSent-10305 | {
"effect_prop": "basic",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "pH value"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "ph value",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10348-4-flip | Leo is working in a lab studying genotypes. He notices that the genotypes that are less fit produce | {
"text": [
"less offspring.",
"more offspring"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Genotypes with greater fitness produce more offspring and pass more copies of their alleles to the next generation. | QRSent-10348 | {
"effect_prop": "offspring",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "fitness"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "genotyp",
"more_effect_prop": "offspring",
"less_effect_prop": "offspring",
"less_cause_dir": "offspring"
} |
QRQA-10110-4-flip | Thea moved to a town that has smaller differences in air pressure than her hometown. The new city likely experiences _____ wind. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Differences in air pressure over the surface of the Earth result in wind. The greater the differences in air pressures, the stronger the wind. | QRSent-10110 | {
"effect_prop": "wind",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "differences in air pressures"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "wind",
"less_effect_prop": "wind",
"less_cause_dir": "wind"
} |
QRQA-10055-3-flip | If Milo removes carbon atoms from his alkane while working in his science lab, what happens to the melting point of that alkane? | {
"text": [
"increases",
"decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Alkanes with more carbon atoms have higher boiling and melting points, so some of them are solids at room temperature. | QRSent-10055 | {
"effect_prop": "melting points",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "higher",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "carbon atoms"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "alkane",
"more_effect_prop": "melting point",
"less_effect_prop": "melting point",
"less_cause_dir": "melting point"
} |
QRQA-10259-2-flip | Mars has _____ effect on the tides than the Moon. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The Moon has a greater effect on the tides because, although it is much smaller than the Sun, it is much closer. | QRSent-10259 | {
"effect_prop": "effect on the tides",
"cause_dir_str": "closer",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "distance from Earth"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "Lower",
"less_cause_prop": "Effect",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "Tides",
"less_cause_dir": "Tides"
} |
QRQA-10249-5-flip | John is relaxing at the beach watching the waves when the wind begins to let up. When the wind begins to blow slower, what happens to the size of the waves? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The size of an ocean wave depends on how fast, over how great a distance, and how long the wind blows. The greater each of these factors is, the bigger a wave will be. | QRSent-10249 | {
"effect_prop": "size of an ocean wave",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "bigger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "wind blows"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "wind",
"more_effect_prop": "size of waves",
"less_effect_prop": "size of waves",
"less_cause_dir": "size of waves"
} |
QRQA-10255-2 | The sun has a _____ force of gravity than the moon. | {
"text": [
"weaker",
"stronger"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Objects with greater mass have a stronger force of gravity. | QRSent-10255 | {
"effect_prop": "gravity",
"cause_dir_str": "greater",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "mass of an object"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "stronger",
"less_effect_dir": "weaker",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "force of gravity",
"less_effect_prop": "force of gravity",
"less_cause_dir": "force of gravity"
} |
QRQA-10310-2-flip | John was watching the sound waves in his electronic monitor when he noticed something. The speed of the sound waves was faster when the temperature was | {
"text": [
"higher",
"lower"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | For a given medium, sound waves travel more slowly at lower temperatures. | QRSent-10310 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "more slowly",
"effect_dir_str": "lower",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "speed"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "lower",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_cause_dir": "temperature"
} |
QRQA-10343-3-flip | Eric is looking at the shortest electromagnetic wave he has seen today. This wave has the _____ frequency of the day. | {
"text": [
"highest",
"lowest"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Longer wavelength electromagnetic waves have lower frequencies, and shorter wavelength waves have higher frequencies. | QRSent-10343 | {
"effect_prop": "frequencies",
"cause_dir_str": "longer",
"effect_dir_str": "lower",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "electromagnetic waves"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "highest",
"less_effect_dir": "lowest",
"less_cause_prop": "electromagnetic wave",
"more_effect_prop": "frequency",
"less_effect_prop": "frequency",
"less_cause_dir": "frequency"
} |
QRQA-10321-2-flip | James loved to travel the world. In his travels, he noticed that America contained a lot of industry while China contained not much industry at all. Which country produced less hazardous wastes? | {
"text": [
"America",
"China"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Countries with more industry produce more hazardous wastes than those with little industry. | QRSent-10321 | {
"effect_prop": "hazardous wastes",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "industry"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "industry",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "hazardous wastes:",
"less_cause_dir": "hazardous wastes:"
} |
QRQA-10034-3-flip | A person that has a small larynx will have what type of voice? | {
"text": [
"High",
"low"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The voice becomes deeper as the larynx in the throat grows larger. | QRSent-10034 | {
"effect_prop": "depth",
"cause_dir_str": "larger",
"effect_dir_str": "deeper",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "larynx"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "low",
"less_effect_dir": "high",
"less_cause_prop": "larynx",
"more_effect_prop": "voice",
"less_effect_prop": "voice",
"less_cause_dir": "voice"
} |
QRQA-10227-4 | An aquifer near the surface will provide _____ access to its water than one further down. | {
"text": [
"easier",
"harder"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water. | QRSent-10227 | {
"effect_prop": "ease at getting its water",
"cause_dir_str": "closer",
"effect_dir_str": "easier",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "depth of an aquifer"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "easier",
"less_effect_dir": "harder",
"less_cause_prop": "water",
"more_effect_prop": "access",
"less_effect_prop": "access",
"less_cause_dir": "access"
} |
QRQA-10109-3 | Do electric cars pollute more or less than gas cars? | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Plug-in hybrids run for a longer time on electricity and so are less polluting than regular hybrids. | QRSent-10109 | {
"effect_prop": "polluting",
"cause_dir_str": "longer",
"effect_dir_str": "less",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "engine"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "cars",
"more_effect_prop": "pollute",
"less_effect_prop": "pollute",
"less_cause_dir": "pollute"
} |
QRQA-10235-1-flip | The United States manufactured many more products last year than Belize did. This results in _____ producing a higher amount of hazardous waste. | {
"text": [
"Belize",
"the United States"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Nations that have more industry produce more hazardous waste. | QRSent-10235 | {
"effect_prop": "hazardous waste",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "industry"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "lower",
"less_cause_prop": "Belize",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "hazardous waste",
"less_cause_dir": "hazardous waste"
} |
QRQA-10318-1-flip | Dan was excited to try out an electromagnet and was happy when it was very effective. He knew however that if he changed the current he could make it weaker. How should he adjust the current? | {
"text": [
"decrease it",
"increase it"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The more current, the stronger the electromagnet. | QRSent-10318 | {
"effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "current"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "was very effective",
"less_effect_dir": "weaker",
"less_cause_prop": "current",
"more_effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"less_effect_prop": "electromagnet",
"less_cause_dir": "electromagnet"
} |
QRQA-10268-4-flip | Mikey is studying the mesosphere. He is looking at temperatures at various altitudes within this layer of the atmosphere. If he took the temperature at 31 miles above the Earth's surface, and then again at 40 miles above the Earth's surface, the temperature would be higher at a height of | {
"text": [
"31 miles",
"40 miles"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | In the mesosphere, temperature decreases as altitude increases. | QRSent-10268 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "altitude"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "above the Earth's surface",
"more_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10209-2-flip | If plants are able to photosynthesize then they have | {
"text": [
"less food",
"more food"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Less photosynthesis means that plants and phytoplankton produce less food. | QRSent-10209 | {
"effect_prop": "food",
"cause_dir_str": "less",
"effect_dir_str": "less",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "photosynthesis"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "food",
"less_effect_prop": "food",
"less_cause_dir": "food"
} |
QRQA-10041-3 | If Jim is projecting electromagnetic waves out into space and he decreases the size of the wavelength being transmitted, what happens to the frequency of that wavelength? | {
"text": [
"decreases",
"increases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Because all electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed through space, a wave with a shorter wavelength must have a higher frequency, and vice versa. | QRSent-10041 | {
"effect_prop": "frequency",
"cause_dir_str": "shorter",
"effect_dir_str": "higher",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "wavelength"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "wavelength",
"more_effect_prop": "frequency",
"less_effect_prop": "frequency",
"less_cause_dir": "frequency"
} |
QRQA-10133-5 | Shane wants a field that is very strong. In order do achieve this goal, Shane needs to draw | {
"text": [
"less field lines",
"more field lines"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The more field lines that are drawn, the stronger the field. | QRSent-10133 | {
"effect_prop": "strength of field",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "stronger",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "field lines drawn"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "very",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "lines",
"more_effect_prop": "strong",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10405-1-flip | An decrease in birth rates indicates a/an _____ in the food supply. | {
"text": [
"decrease",
"increase"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Low food supply or a lack of space can lower birth rates, increase death rates, or lead to emigration. | QRSent-10405 | {
"effect_prop": "birth rate",
"cause_dir_str": "low",
"effect_dir_str": "lower",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "food supply"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "food supply",
"more_effect_prop": "",
"less_effect_prop": "birth rates",
"less_cause_dir": "birth rates"
} |
QRQA-10160-4-flip | Dan does not want lunch, and Dan has some money. If he does not get a lunch, Dan's money will | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | In an inverse relationship, when one variable increases, the other variable decreases. | QRSent-10160 | {
"effect_prop": "decrease",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "increase"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "lunch",
"more_effect_prop": "money",
"less_effect_prop": "money",
"less_cause_dir": "money"
} |
QRQA-10135-4 | When an animal is larger it needs to have a | {
"text": [
"smaller skeleton",
"larger skeleton"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The larger the animal, the heavier the exoskeleton, making movement more difficult. | QRSent-10135 | {
"effect_prop": "skeleton",
"cause_dir_str": "larger",
"effect_dir_str": "heavier",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "size"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "larger",
"less_effect_dir": "smaller",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "skeleton",
"less_effect_prop": "skeleton",
"less_cause_dir": "skeleton"
} |
QRQA-10374-2 | A doctor was doing some lung tests on a patient and testing the air pressure inside the patient's lungs. She found that when the patient's chest got smaller while expelling air that the pressure in the patient's lungs got | {
"text": [
"higher",
"lower"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Exhaling, or breathing out, decreases the size of the chest, which increases air pressure inside the lungs. | QRSent-10374 | {
"effect_prop": "air pressure inside the lungs",
"cause_dir_str": "decreases",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "the size of the chest"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "lower",
"less_cause_prop": "chest",
"more_effect_prop": "pressure in the patient's lungs",
"less_effect_prop": "pressure in the patient's lungs",
"less_cause_dir": "pressure in the patient's lungs"
} |
QRQA-10312-3-flip | If Eric tries to get less resistance in a series circuit, the number of resistors should | {
"text": [
"increases",
"decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | In a series circuit, the resistance increases as more resistors are added in series. | QRSent-10312 | {
"effect_prop": "resistors added in series",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "resistance in a series circuit"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "series circuit",
"more_effect_prop": "resistors",
"less_effect_prop": "resistors",
"less_cause_dir": "resistors"
} |
QRQA-10008-1 | Fred fills two buckets with the same amount of water. He puts a melon in one bucket and an orange in the other. In which bucket will the water rise the highest? | {
"text": [
"the one with the orange",
"the one with the melon"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | So more water is displaced by a bigger body than a smaller one. | QRSent-10008 | {
"effect_prop": "water is displaced",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "body"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "rise the highest",
"less_effect_dir": "",
"less_cause_prop": "orange",
"more_effect_prop": "water",
"less_effect_prop": "",
"less_cause_dir": ""
} |
QRQA-10242-4 | If China decides to build more factories to produce goods, what will happen to their demand for natural resources? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Developing nations will also increase demands on natural resources as they build more factories. | QRSent-10242 | {
"effect_prop": "demands on natural resources",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "increase",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "factories"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "demand for natural resources",
"less_effect_prop": "demand for natural resources",
"less_cause_dir": "demand for natural resources"
} |
QRQA-10136-4-flip | If you take a lot of energy out of some food the temperature of it will | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | The temperature of matter increases with the added energy. | QRSent-10136 | {
"effect_prop": "temperature",
"cause_dir_str": "added",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "energy"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "energy",
"more_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_effect_prop": "temperature",
"less_cause_dir": "temperature"
} |
QRQA-10066-1-flip | John is playing around with different temperature settings on his bunsen burner. If he cools down a gas in the burner and then lets the gas heat up, what would happen to the gas particles as the temperature got higher? | {
"text": [
"they would slow down",
"they would speed up"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | If the gas is cooled, the particles will move more slowly, because they will have less energy. | QRSent-10066 | {
"effect_prop": "particle movement",
"cause_dir_str": "cooled",
"effect_dir_str": "more slowly",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "gas temperature"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "speed up",
"less_effect_dir": "slow down",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "gas particles",
"less_effect_prop": "gas particles",
"less_cause_dir": "gas particles"
} |
QRQA-10193-3 | Eric is surfing. The larger wave can likely push him | {
"text": [
"farther",
"less far"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Bigger waves have more energy. | QRSent-10193 | {
"effect_prop": "energy",
"cause_dir_str": "bigger",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "bigger waves"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "farther",
"less_effect_dir": "less far",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "push",
"less_effect_prop": "push",
"less_cause_dir": "push"
} |
QRQA-10396-3 | Bob is testing samples of ocean water from different places. The sample of water from off India's coast has more dissolved carbon dioxide, than the sample of water from off the United States' coast. Therefore, the water from _____ coast is more acidic. | {
"text": [
"India's",
"United States'"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | With higher levels of dissolved carbon dioxide in ocean water, the water becomes more acidic. | QRSent-10396 | {
"effect_prop": "acidic",
"cause_dir_str": "higher",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "dissolved carbon dioxide in ocean water"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "acidic",
"less_effect_prop": "acidic",
"less_cause_dir": "acidic"
} |
QRQA-10057-1 | A decrease in body size will cause a concomitant _____ in its surface area to volume ratio. | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Size restriction: The final body size is limited because as the body size increases, the surface area to volume ratio decreases. | QRSent-10057 | {
"effect_prop": "surface area to volume ratio",
"cause_dir_str": "increases",
"effect_dir_str": "decreases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "LESS",
"cause_prop": "body size"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "body size",
"more_effect_prop": "surface area to volume ratio",
"less_effect_prop": "surface area to volume ratio",
"less_cause_dir": "surface area to volume ratio"
} |
QRQA-10184-4 | If wavelengths become longer, there will be _____ move past a particular spot. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | This means that as wavelengths get shorter, more waves move past a particular spot in the same amount of time. | QRSent-10184 | {
"effect_prop": "wavelengths moving past a particular spot",
"cause_dir_str": "shorter",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "wavelength size"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "less",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "move past",
"less_effect_prop": "move past",
"less_cause_dir": "move past"
} |
QRQA-10401-3 | If Mona is observing the atmosphere and measuring the amount of ozone in it, what happens to the amount of UV rays that will reach the ground if she notices the amount of ozone in the stratosphere is decreasing? | {
"text": [
"increase",
"decrease"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | With less ozone in the stratosphere, more UV rays reach the ground. | QRSent-10401 | {
"effect_prop": "UV rays reach the ground",
"cause_dir_str": "less",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "ozone in the stratosphere"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increase",
"less_effect_dir": "decrease",
"less_cause_prop": "amount of ozone",
"more_effect_prop": "amount of UV rays",
"less_effect_prop": "amount of UV rays",
"less_cause_dir": "amount of UV rays"
} |
QRQA-10121-5-flip | John notices a ribosome has many more folds than another one. The ribosome with less folds likely produces _____ proteins | {
"text": [
"fewer",
"more"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The folds present in the membrane increase the surface area allowing more ribosomes to be present on the ER, thereby allowing greater protein production. | QRSent-10121 | {
"effect_prop": "protein production",
"cause_dir_str": "increase",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "surface area folds"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "more",
"less_effect_dir": "fewer",
"less_cause_prop": "folds",
"more_effect_prop": "protein",
"less_effect_prop": "protein",
"less_cause_dir": "protein"
} |
QRQA-10297-2-flip | Sandra sees a tiny glacier, and notes that it has smaller tributary glaciers flowing into it, in valleys that are | {
"text": [
"shallow",
"deep"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Smaller tributary glaciers, like tributary streams, flow into the main glacier in their own shallower U-shaped valleys. | QRSent-10297 | {
"effect_prop": "shallow",
"cause_dir_str": "smaller",
"effect_dir_str": "shallower",
"cause_dir_sign": "LESS",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "large glaciers"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "shallow",
"less_effect_dir": "deep",
"less_cause_prop": "glacier",
"more_effect_prop": "valley",
"less_effect_prop": "valley",
"less_cause_dir": "valley"
} |
QRQA-10353-4-flip | If one does no aerobic exercises, their heart muscles will become | {
"text": [
"stronger",
"weaker"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | Aerobic exercise increases the size and strength of muscles in the heart and helps all your muscles develop greater endurance. | QRSent-10353 | {
"effect_prop": "heart muscles",
"cause_dir_str": "",
"effect_dir_str": "increases",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "aerobic exercises"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "stronger",
"less_effect_dir": "weaker",
"less_cause_prop": "exercises",
"more_effect_prop": "heart muscles",
"less_effect_prop": "heart muscles",
"less_cause_dir": "heart muscles"
} |
QRQA-10221-1-flip | Farmer Bill got an older machine to sift his wheat. This machine causes him to grow _____ food. | {
"text": [
"more",
"less"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | More advanced farming practices allowed a single farmer to grow food for many more people. | QRSent-10221 | {
"effect_prop": "Food",
"cause_dir_str": "more advanced",
"effect_dir_str": "more",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "Advanced farming"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "MORE",
"less_effect_dir": "LESS",
"less_cause_prop": "machine",
"more_effect_prop": "Food",
"less_effect_prop": "Food",
"less_cause_dir": "Food"
} |
QRQA-10172-2 | Sue is celebrating her 60th birthday. She likely has a _____ chance of breast cancer than when she was a teen. | {
"text": [
"greater",
"lesser"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | Breast cancer is rare in teens. It becomes more common as women get older. | QRSent-10172 | {
"effect_prop": "common breast cancer",
"cause_dir_str": "older",
"effect_dir_str": "more common",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "women get older"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "greater",
"less_effect_dir": "lesser",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "chance of breast cancer",
"less_effect_prop": "chance of breast cancer",
"less_cause_dir": "chance of breast cancer"
} |
QRQA-10079-3-flip | Two cars are going down the road, one weighs a ton, the other weighs two tons. If both crash, the car weighing one ton will have a momentum that is | {
"text": [
"smaller",
"larger"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The more mass a moving object has or the faster its moving, the greater its momentum. | QRSent-10079 | {
"effect_prop": "momentum",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "mass"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "larger",
"less_effect_dir": "smaller",
"less_cause_prop": "car",
"more_effect_prop": "momentum",
"less_effect_prop": "momentum",
"less_cause_dir": "momentum"
} |
QRQA-10351-4-flip | A Geiger counter is clicking away, and suddenly slows down quite a lot. The counter is telling people that the level of radiation is | {
"text": [
"lower",
"higher"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | The faster the clicks of a Geiger counter occur, the higher the level of radiation. | QRSent-10351 | {
"effect_prop": "radiation",
"cause_dir_str": "faster",
"effect_dir_str": "higher",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "speed"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "higher",
"less_effect_dir": "lower",
"less_cause_prop": "Geiger counter",
"more_effect_prop": "radiation",
"less_effect_prop": "radiation",
"less_cause_dir": "radiation"
} |
QRQA-10053-5 | Compared to a box of feathers a box of bricks would be | {
"text": [
"lighter",
"heavier"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | B | A given volume of a denser substance is heavier than the same volume of a less dense substance. | QRSent-10053 | {
"effect_prop": "weight",
"cause_dir_str": "denser",
"effect_dir_str": "heavier",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "density"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "box of bricks",
"less_effect_dir": "box of feathers",
"less_cause_prop": "density",
"more_effect_prop": "weight",
"less_effect_prop": "weight",
"less_cause_dir": "weight"
} |
QRQA-10286-3 | Eric added more and more carbon atoms to the solution. The number of possible arrangements of carbon atoms | {
"text": [
"increases",
"decreases"
],
"label": [
"A",
"B"
]
} | A | A: The more carbon atoms there are, the greater the number of possible arrangements of carbon atoms. | QRSent-10286 | {
"effect_prop": "arrangements of carbon atoms",
"cause_dir_str": "more",
"effect_dir_str": "greater",
"cause_dir_sign": "MORE",
"effect_dir_sign": "MORE",
"cause_prop": "carbon atoms"
} | {
"more_effect_dir": "increases",
"less_effect_dir": "decreases",
"less_cause_prop": "",
"more_effect_prop": "arrangements of carbon atoms",
"less_effect_prop": "arrangements of carbon atoms",
"less_cause_dir": "arrangements of carbon atoms"
} |