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: Dan is watching the ship approach the dock. While the ship is near him, it is massive. However, as the ship comes closer, it begins to look 
 Answer: bigger
If you are standing on the shore and a ship is going out to sea, the ship gets smaller as it moves further away from you.

Question: If Milo is measuring the seafloor and he notices the level of spreading has decreased, what will happen to the sea level? 
 Answer: it will fall
Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.

Question: Derek's dad was now at a reduced risk of getting a cardiovascular disease, even though nothing about his lifestyle or diet changed. The thing that did change is that his dad is now considered to be at a 
 Answer: smaller age

The older a person is, the greater their chance of developing a cardiovascular disease.