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.

Question: Mars has _____ effect on the tides than the Moon. 
 Answer: less
The Moon has a greater effect on the tides because, although it is much smaller than the Sun, it is much closer.

Question: If Mona is observing two objects and she realizes that one has a smaller mass then the other, what does that tell her about that object's thermal energy? 
 Answer: it's smaller
An object with more mass has greater thermal energy than an object with less mass because it has more atoms.

Question: A group of settlers decided to live close to one aquifer instead of another aquifer because the aquifer they chose was much closer to the surface. Getting water from the aquifer closer to the surface will be 
 Answer: easier

The closer to the surface an aquifer is, the easier it is to get the water.