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: As Peter's dog got smaller, the dog's bones became 
 Answer: smaller
As animals grow their bones get longer and bigger, they grow more hair, and are able to take care of themselves by getting food, shelter, and water.

Question: Alan saw Venus through his old telescope. He then looked through his bigger, better telescope. Venus likely appears darker through the 
 Answer: smaller telescope
Larger telescopes can collect more light.

Question: Noah has noticed that the galaxies are contracting. This will make the galaxies 
 Answer: nearer

As the Universe expands, galaxies move further and further apart.