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: Terry replaces cut down trees in the forest. The air is now _____ dry. 
 Answer: less
[A]: With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common.


[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
[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.


[Q]: Question: The larger a resistor equals _____ resistance. 
 Answer: less
[A]:
Thicker resistors offer less resistance than thinner resistors.