TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: Jill had two wires in her lab, one was half the thickness of the other and she measured the resistance of each. She saw that the _____ one showed less resistance. 
 Answer: thinner

SOLUTION: Thicker wires offer less resistance.

PROBLEM: Question: When there are a lot of people in one area they need 
 Answer: many resources

SOLUTION: More people need more resources.

PROBLEM: Question: Mark studies rocks for a living. He is curious if rocks deeper in the Earth will be warmer or cooler. If Mark were to take the temperature of a rock that is half a mile into the Earth's surface, and then take the temperature of a rock 1 mile into the Earth's surface, he would find that the rock 1 mile into the Earth's temperature is 
 Answer: higher

SOLUTION:
Temperature increases with depth inside the Earth, so melting of rocks is more likely to occur at greater depths.