TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: When in the stratosphere, Dean can tell that the temperature is getting warmer as the altitude he is at 
 Answer: increases

SOLUTION: The stratosphere contains the ozone layer, the temperatures increase as altitude increases.

PROBLEM: Question: Keely had just run a mile and was now running slower to _____ _____. 
 Answer: cool down

SOLUTION: When particles move more slowly, temperature is lower and an object feels cooler.

PROBLEM: Question: _____ boiling and melting points are a result of alkanes with less carbon atoms. 
 Answer: lower

SOLUTION:
Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.