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.

[EX Q]: Question: Dave is taking water samples from various parts of Lake Erie. He takes the first sample very far from the shore line. The second sample he takes from the edge of the lake. He expects that the _____ sample will have more nutrients in it/ 
 Answer: second
[EX A]: Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients.

[EX Q]: Question: Scientists discovered a region where there was a much smaller amount of greenhouse gases getting caught in the atmosphere. Compared to other regions, this region's atmosphere will have a 
 Answer: lower temperature
[EX A]: More greenhouse gases trap more heat and warm the atmosphere.

[EX Q]: Question: Mary loves to observe the Sun. If she's looking at the Sun one day and notices less sunspots then she usually sees, what is happening to the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth? 
 Answer: decreasing
[EX A]:
When there are more sunspots the Sun is more active and there are more solar storms and more of the Sun's energy reaches the Earth.