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: Sandra sees a huge glacier, and notes that it has smaller tributary glaciers flowing into it, in valleys that are 
 Answer: shallow
Smaller tributary glaciers, like tributary streams, flow into the main glacier in their own shallower U-shaped valleys.

Question: Compared to a 100 meter wide telescope, would a 1 inch telescope collect 
 Answer: less light?
The larger the light collecting area, the more light a telescope gathers and the higher resolution (ability to see fine detail) it has.

Question: Evan applied a dryer to a patch of dirt and a similarly-sized patch of water. The water likely heats up and cools _____ than the land due to its lower specific heat. 
 Answer: slower

The land heats up and cools off faster than the water because it has lower specific heat.