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: Eric is swimming near shore. Tina is 100 meters out in the water. The water near _____ has fewer nutrients. 
 Answer: Tina
[EX A]: Water near shore generally has more dissolved nutrients than water farther from shore.

[EX Q]: Question: What would happen to the atmosphere as Jim climbed higher up a mountain? 
 Answer: it would become less dense
[EX A]: The density of the atmosphere decreases with an increase in the height above sea level (altitude).

[EX Q]: Question: The farther that water gets from the shore the _____ nutrients there are. 
 Answer: fewer
[EX A]:
Most nutrients are washed into ocean water from land. Therefore, water closer to shore tends to have more nutrients.