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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.
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Question: When a rubber band is relaxed, its elastic force 
 Answer: decreases
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The elastic force increases the more the material is stretched or compressed.


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Question: If Mona works in a defense lab and her company develops better missiles, what happens to the advancement of rocket technologies? 
 Answer: increases
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The development of better missiles fostered better rocket technologies.


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Question: If there were less land in the Southern Hemisphere, there would likely be _____ trash buildup in the oceans. 
 Answer: less
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The Southern Hemisphere has less trash buildup in the oceans because less of the region is continent.