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.

Q: Question: If Mona upgrades her old computer to a more powerful model, what happens to the amount of work her computer can do? 
 Answer: increase

A: Compared with a less powerful device, a more powerful device can either do more work in the same time or do the same work in less time.
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Q: Question: When Dean went to the top of the mountain and reached the peak, he noticed that the top of the mountain, compared to the bottom, had snow in amounts that were 
 Answer: larger

A: Glaciers often form in the mountains because higher altitudes are colder and more likely to have snow that falls and collects.
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Q: Question: Places that are near the middle of earth are generally 
 Answer: warmer

A:
Areas near the equator are warmer than areas near the poles because they receive more direct sunlight.
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