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.

Question: An increase in birth rates indicates a/an _____ in the food supply. 
 Answer: increase
Low food supply or a lack of space can lower birth rates, increase death rates, or lead to emigration.

Question: Tina cools some oxygen gas. The oxygen particles will move 
 Answer: slower
If the gas is heated, the particles will move faster as they gain more energy.

Question: If Mona is heating up a pan on the stove to cook dinner with and she decreases the amount of energy coming out of the stove, what will happen to the pan on the stove? 
 Answer: gets cooler

The temperature of matter increases with the added energy.