TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Question: Will has a pully with 5 rope segments. Alan's pully has an equal size rope with 7 segments. Which person needs less force to do the same job? 
 Answer: Alan

SOLUTION: The more rope segments on a pully that are helping to do the lifting work, the less force that is needed for the job.

PROBLEM: Question: Fred found a longitudinal wave. The particles are getting further apart. The amplitude is 
 Answer: decreasing

SOLUTION: The closer together the particles in a longitudinal wave are, the greater the amplitude.

PROBLEM: Question: Decker pulls some taffy as far as he can. The elastic potential energy of the candy would 
 Answer: increase

SOLUTION:
The farther the object is stretched or compressed, the greater its elastic potential energy is.

