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.
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Question: Question: Carter puts two rocks outside; one is a soft pebble, the other is a solid stone. A year later, he checks on the rocks. The solid stone is still there because it has a resistance that is 
 Answer: greater

Answer: Different types of rocks weather at different rates. More resistant types of rocks will remain longer.


Question: Question: 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? 
 Answer: increase

Answer: Chemical weathering increases as: Temperature increases: Chemical reactions proceed more rapidly at higher temperatures.


Question: Question: If America is a rich nation and China is a poor nation, then America's energy usage compared to China's is 
 Answer: greater

Answer:
People in the richer nations of the world use far more energy, especially energy from fossil fuels, than people in the poorer nations do.