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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: _____ boiling and melting points are a result of alkanes with less carbon atoms. 
 Answer: lower
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Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.


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Question: If Mona's body experiences less volume of blood in her blood vessels, what is happening to the pressure in her vessel walls? 
 Answer: decreasing
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This is because the lower blood volume in the vessels exerts less pressure on the vessel walls.


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Question: A slow moving stream is capable of carrying _____ particles than a fast moving stream. 
 Answer: smaller
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In erosion, a slower moving stream will only carry smaller particles.