In this task, you are given a question and a corresponding answer. Your task is to generate a fact statement that is useful in answering the given question.

[EX Q]: Question: During a prolonged shortage of water, a tree's ability to add extra tissue and grow thick rings is slowed and the tree produces? Answer: thinner growth rings.
[EX A]: as the amount of available water decreases , tree-growth rings will become narrower

[EX Q]: Question: Which weight has the most resistance when being picked up? Answer: 8 pound blue weight.
[EX A]: as the resistance to something increases , how easilty that something can be done will decrease

[EX Q]: Question: You may need a raft after a? Answer: deluge.
[EX A]:
heavy rains cause flooding