TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a question and answer for that. The answer will fill in the blank or will complete the unfinished question. Your task is to provide an explanation based on the given question or fill-in-the-blank statement, and answer.
PROBLEM: Question: If the Earth's orbit moves farther away from the Sun, what happens to the gravitational force between the two planets? 
 Answer: it decreases

SOLUTION: This is because the gravitational force of attraction between the Earth and Sun is stronger when the Earth is closer to the Sun.

PROBLEM: Question: Causing a series to lose resistors will result in a/an _____ in the total resistance of the circuit. 
 Answer: decrease

SOLUTION: As more resistors are added in series, the total resistance of the circuit increases.

PROBLEM: Question: Don wants to be able to melt butter quickly. He starts with a small chunk of it, and it melts very slowly. Dan combines the butter in order to do this with the surface area 
 Answer: decrease

SOLUTION:
As rock breaks into smaller pieces, the surface area of the pieces increases.