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: _____ boiling and melting points are a result of alkanes with less carbon atoms.
Answer: lower
Alkanes with more carbon atoms generally have higher boiling and melting points.

Question: Dana wants the gas to move with as little energy as possible so the particles can move slowly. Dana will then do this to the gas
Answer: cool
If the gas is heated, the particles will move faster as they gain more energy.

Question: Will was farming in a poor country when he noticed he his energy consumption was high. Despite this, his consumption of energy is likely much _____ than that of a rich country.
Answer: lesser
People in the richer nations of the world use far more energy, especially energy from fossil fuels, than people in the poorer nations do.