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: When in the stratosphere, Dean can tell that the temperature is getting warmer as the altitude he is at 
 Answer: increases

SOLUTION: The stratosphere contains the ozone layer, the temperatures increase as altitude increases.

PROBLEM: Question: If Milo is measuring isotopes and he notices that they seem to decay slower then average, what does that mean about the age of the specimen he is examining? 
 Answer: older

SOLUTION: Because these isotopes decay more slowly, they can be used to date much older specimens.

PROBLEM: Question: Mike is trying to make two different things slide across the ground. One is block, the other is a chair. The thing that will be easiest to push has 
 Answer: less mass

SOLUTION:
Its harder to overcome friction between heavier objects and the floor than it is between lighter objects and the floor.