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.

Q: Question: Continents will have _____ sizes if Greenland is closer to the North Pole than further. 
 Answer: bigger

A: In a Mercator projection, because Greenland is closer to the pole, the continents shape and size are greatly increased.
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Q: Question: When Derek was observing waves, he noted that some had more energy than others. The waves with less energy had particles that were 
 Answer: closer

A: The more energy the wave has, the farther the particles of the medium move.
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Q: Question: John was looking at the ocean water and made a great observation. The water farther from the shores had an amount of nutrients that was 
 Answer: Lesser

A:
Therefore, water nearer shore usually contains more dissolved nutrients than water farther from shore.
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