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.

[EX Q]: Question: If Milo is measuring the seafloor and he notices the level of spreading has decreased, what will happen to the sea level? 
 Answer: it will fall
[EX A]: Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.

[EX Q]: Question: Katie is looking at solid reactants, and is wondering how they will react. The reaction rate is increased in surface areas which are 
 Answer: larger
[EX A]: Therefore, increasing the surface area of solid reactants increases the reaction rate.

[EX Q]: Question: If Milo is exploring underground and he goes closer to surface of the Earth, does he feel more or less pressure? 
 Answer: less
[EX A]:
As the rocks move deeper into the Earth, temperature and pressure increase.