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: The growth rate _____ as the population increases in exponential growth.
Answer: increases

Answer: In exponential growth as the population size increases, the growth rate also increases.

Question: Question: Karly is studying two rivers and how they are affecting the rock around them. If the 2nd river she looks at is twice as big as the first river she is studying, then Karly would expect to see _____ erosion caused by the 2nd river.
Answer: more

Answer: The bigger the waves are and the more sediment they carry, the more erosion they cause.

Question: Question: Mona is excavating a deep tunnel as part of an exploratory committee. As she travels upwards back from the Earth, what can she expect will happen to the temperature?
Answer: decrease

Answer:
Temperature increases with depth inside the Earth, so melting of rocks is more likely to occur at greater depths.