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: If the ocean basin were to decrease, the sea level would 
 Answer: rise
Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.

Question: Will small pieces have more or less surface area than one large piece? 
 Answer: more
It would be hard to get a big chunk of chocolate to dissolve in your milk or hot water. Maybe you could make hot chocolate from some smaller pieces like chocolate chips, but it is much easier to add a powder to your milk. This is because the smaller the pieces are, the more surface area they have.

Question: Compared to a ripple in a mud puddle, will a tidal wave move water particles _____ as far? 
 Answer: farther

The more energy the wave has, the farther the particles of the medium move.