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.

Q: Question: If Mona is driving her car and she begins to slow acceleration, what happens to the car's kinetic energy? 
 Answer: decreases

A: Anything that is moving has kinetic energy, and the faster it is moving, the more kinetic energy it has.
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Q: Question: Katie is looking at solid reactants, and is wondering how they will react. The reaction rate is increased in surface areas which are 
 Answer: larger

A: Therefore, increasing the surface area of solid reactants increases the reaction rate.
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Q: Question: Evan measures the pH of the ocean at 5. Last century it measured at 6. A(n) _____ in greenhouse gases likely resulted in this change. 
 Answer: increase

A:
An increase in greenhouse gases will increase the changes that are already being seen including in ocean acidity.
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