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.

Q: Question: If you were to launch a cannon which ball would fly faster if everything else were the same? 
 Answer: Lighter

A: The mass of the particles: lighter particles will diffuse faster, because on average they move faster.
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Q: Question: Gina has longer fingernails than John. Who has more cells on their nails? 
 Answer: Gina

A: As the nail grows, more cells are added at the nail bed.
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Q: Question: Jim is moving continents around on a map using the Mercator projection. What will happen to the size of a continent if he moves it further from the North Pole? 
 Answer: it will become smaller

A:
In a Mercator projection, because Greenland is closer to the pole, the continents shape and size are greatly increased.
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