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: 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
[EX A]: If the gas is heated, the particles will move faster as they gain more energy.

[EX Q]: Question: James left a pot of water out in the sun. As the water started to heat up, what would happen to the rate of evaporation? 
 Answer: increase
[EX A]: In transipration, at warmer temperatures water molecules move faster, and the rate of evaporation from stomata is therefore much faster.

[EX Q]: Question: A person moving north towards the North Pole will receive _____ direct sunlight. 
 Answer: less
[EX A]:
Areas near the equator are warmer than areas near the poles because they receive more direct sunlight.