TASK DEFINITION: Write a fact related to the given fact, based on the given topic word. Note that, your fact should have at least one word in common with the given fact. All facts in this task refer to scientific facts. Your related fact must form a chain with the given fact. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce the third fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (given fact) + "pollution can harm animals" (related fact) → "pesticides can harm animals" (connected chain). Avoid creating simple paraphrases of the given fact. While your generated fact should be related to the input fact, they must describe slightly different scientific phenomena. It's okay if your related fact includes some irrelevant information, provided that it has some overlap with the given fact and it contains some words corresponding to the provided topic.
PROBLEM: Fact: Muscle contraction occurs when muscle fibers get shorter. 
Topic: muscle fibers get shorter.

SOLUTION: With gradual exercise, the muscle fibers grow shorter, needing less oxygen.

PROBLEM: Fact: gases from burning coal and oil dissolving in water in the atmosphere causes acid rain. 
Topic: gases vapor.

SOLUTION: Helpful Generalizations Vapors and gases are molecules.

PROBLEM: Fact: measuring the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials. 
Topic: scratching minerals damages them.

SOLUTION:
Another type of damage is a scratch.