TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: If we have a bag of feathers and a bag of bricks of the same volume, the heavier item will be the 
 Answer: bricks

SOLUTION: If we have two materials with the same volume, the material with a higher mass will be more dense.

PROBLEM: Question: Gerald laid down many rock layers. The layers on the bottom level were likely laid 
 Answer: first

SOLUTION: Lower rock layers were laid down earlier, so they are assumed to contain older fossils.

PROBLEM: Question: Joe is carrying a bowling ball with a diameter of 8.5 inches and 16 pounds and Larry is holding a basketball that is 30 inches and 22 ounces. The basketball contains _____ matter than the bowling ball. 
 Answer: less

SOLUTION:
The greater the mass of an object, the more matter it contains.