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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.
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Question: As we go further from shore, we normally will encounter _____ dissolved nutrients. 
 Answer: less
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Therefore, water nearer shore usually contains more dissolved nutrients than water farther from shore.


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Question: Fred found a longitudinal wave. The particles are getting further apart. The amplitude is 
 Answer: decreasing
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The closer together the particles in a longitudinal wave are, the greater the amplitude.


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Question: Tina had her cancer discovered early. Her chances of a cure are likely _____ than if she had found it later. 
 Answer: higher
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The sooner cancer is treated, the greater the chances of a cure.