Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   Theresa decreased the amount of water in her pool. Rock would likely melt faster or slower?    Text:  As the amount of water increases, the melting point of rock decreases.
slower
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Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If Milo is observing a stream at a low elevation and he follows the stream up to a lower elevation, what happens to the amount of cutting the stream has to do when eroding the stream bed beneath it increases or decreases?    Text:  In erosion, the higher the elevation, the farther the stream is from where it will reach base level and the more cutting it has to do.
decreases
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Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   The air gets thicker when it is hot or cold?    Text:  Increasing air temperature decreases atmospheric pressure.
cold
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Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If Mona is flying her plane in the thermosphere and she moves to a lower altitude heading, what happens to the temperature increases or decreases?    Text:  In the thermosphere, temperatures increase as altitude increases.

decreases
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