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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: Simon was digging in his yard and found that the rocks that were shallower in the ground, compared to the surface rocks, were likely 
 Answer: younger
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Therefore, deeper rock layers must be older than layers closer to the surface.


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Question: Compared to a solution of lye with water, which is strongly basic, would vinegar, which is acidic, have a pH value 
 Answer: closer to 0
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The more acidic a solution is, the closer its pH value will be to 0


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Question: Ann and Bob were both farmers. Ann lived in a warm climate while Bob lived in a colder climate. When they compared notes they found that the number of crops they could successfully grow was different. Who's farm would be able to grow more types of crops? 
 Answer: Ann
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The warmer a climate is, the more types of vegetation it will have and the greater the rate of biological weathering.