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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: If the ocean basin were to decrease, the sea level would 
 Answer: rise
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Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.


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Question: Milo is making a map for school. If he places a country close to the North Pole, what will happen to the size and shape of that country on the map? 
 Answer: increase
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In a Mercator projection, because Greenland is closer to the pole, the continents shape and size are greatly increased.


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Question: John was looking at the ocean level data on his computer. He noticed that as the seafloor spreading rate increases, the level of the sea 
 Answer: Increases
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Sea level rises if an increase in seafloor spreading rate buoys up the ocean crust, causing the ocean basin to become smaller.