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: When Dean went to the top of the mountain and reached the peak, he noticed that the bottom of the mountain, compared to the top, had snow in amounts that were 
 Answer: smaller
[EX A]: Glaciers often form in the mountains because higher altitudes are colder and more likely to have snow that falls and collects.

[EX Q]: Question: Jimmy found a fossil on the beach. He compared it to a fossil in the museum that was much older. Which fossil more likely resembles modern organisms? 
 Answer: beach fossil
[EX A]: In general, fossils in older rocks are less similar to modern organisms.

[EX Q]: Question: Curt wants to make a drink from chocolate chips and milk. To make the chips melt more slowly, Shane will use chips that are 
 Answer: bigger
[EX A]:
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.