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: Allie lives in Phoenix and Tony lives in Seattle. Who likely would suffer a drought in their city? 
 Answer: Allie

A: Drier climates generally have less water for people to use.
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Q: Question: By removing a pound of salt from a bucket of fresh water, could you cause the density of the water to 
 Answer: decrease?

A: Water density increases as salinity and pressure increase, or as temperature decreases.
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Q: Question: Rita and Ira are identical twins of the same size. If Ira is a lower temperature, who has greater thermal energy? 
 Answer: Rita

A:
If two objects have the same mass, the object with the higher temperature has greater thermal energy.
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