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.
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Question: Question: Do gas engine cars pollute more or less than electric engine cars? 
 Answer: more

Answer: Plug-in hybrids run for a longer time on electricity and so are less polluting than regular hybrids.


Question: Question: John was playing with alkanes in his lab. If he decreased the amount of carbon atoms in an alkane, what would happen to the boiling point of that alkane? 
 Answer: decrease?

Answer: Alkanes with more carbon atoms have higher boiling and melting points, so some of them are solids at room temperature.


Question: Question: John bought two resistors- one 5 inches long and the other is 3 inches long. The 3 inch resistor will have _____ resistance than the 5 inch resistor. 
 Answer: less

Answer:
The shorter the resistor, the less resistance it has.