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: Mona is excavating a deep tunnel as part of an exploratory committee. As she bores deeper in to the Earth, what can she expect will happen to the temperature? 
 Answer: increase
[A]: Temperature increases with depth inside the Earth, so melting of rocks is more likely to occur at greater depths.


[Q]: Question: Jim is performing experiments in his lab. If he applies less heat to gas inside of a beaker, what happens to the gas particles? 
 Answer: move slower
[A]: If the gas is heated, the particles will move faster as they gain more energy.


[Q]: Question: If Mona lives in a city that begins producing a greater amount of pollutants, what happens to the air quality in that city? 
 Answer: decreases
[A]:
More pollutants mean poorer air quality.