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.

[EX Q]: Question: Noah has noticed that the galaxies are contracting. This will make the galaxies 
 Answer: nearer
[EX A]: As the Universe expands, galaxies move further and further apart.

[EX Q]: Question: Continents will have _____ sizes if Greenland is closer to the North Pole than further. 
 Answer: bigger
[EX A]: In a Mercator projection, because Greenland is closer to the pole, the continents shape and size are greatly increased.

[EX Q]: Question: If Mona is playing with a rubber band and she stops stretching it out, what happens to the amount of elastic force contained in the rubber band? 
 Answer: decreases
[EX A]:
The elastic force increases the more the material is stretched or compressed.