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.

[EX Q]: Question: If Mona is a logger and she begins cutting down a forest full of trees, how will that affect the likelihood of a drought occurring? 
 Answer: increase
[EX A]: With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common.

[EX Q]: Question: If we are able to recycle less things we have 
 Answer: more waste
[EX A]: The advantage to biofuels is that they burn more cleanly than fossil fuels. As a result, they create less pollution and less carbon dioxide.

[EX Q]: Question: Would the sound from a loud speaker transmit more energy to the eardrum of a member of the audience if they were standing 
 Answer: directly in front of the speaker
[EX A]:
The farther the sound waves travel away from the source, the more spread out their energy becomes.