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.

Question: If Milo is measuring the seafloor and he notices the level of spreading has increased, what will happen to the sea level? 
 Answer: it will rise
Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.

Question: If Earth's plate tectonics slowed down, Earth's convection would 
 Answer: decrease
Convection on early Earth was faster and so plate tectonics was faster.

Question: An isomer with more branching than another will have a _____ melting point. 
 Answer: lower

The more branching there is in isomers, the lower the boiling and melting points are.