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: A 10 pound box would be easier or harder to shove than a 100 pound box? 
 Answer: easier

A: Heavier objects also have more friction because they press together with greater force.
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Q: Question: Sinking lower in the mesosphere, we encounter _____ temperatures. 
 Answer: higher

A: In the mesosphere, temperature decreases as altitude increases.
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Q: Question: Eric pushes an electron closer to the nucleus of an atom. The electron _____ energy. 
 Answer: gains

A:
As you go farther from the nucleus of an atom, the electron levels have more and more energy.
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