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: Quent increases the energy of a liquid. He notices that the particles in the liquid 
 Answer: speed up
[A]: As the liquid particles lose energy, their movement slows down even more. As their movements become slower and slower, the attractive forces between become stronger.


[Q]: Question: If Mona increases the temperature of her stove while cooking a roast, what happens to the amount of energy being used? 
 Answer: increases
[A]: The temperature of matter increases with the added energy.


[Q]: Question: Eric rubbed a blanket on his arm. His arm gets warmer because the molecules inside get 
 Answer: faster
[A]:
Friction causes the molecules on rubbing surfaces to move faster, so they have more energy. This gives them a higher temperature, and they feel warmer.