*Question*
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   A part of the beach is smooth, and another part is very rough. The waves on the smooth part of the beach are probably larger or smaller?    Text:  The bigger the waves are and the more sediment they carry, the more erosion they cause.
**Answer**
larger

*Question*
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   When a city contracts the distance across the city decreases or increases?    Text:  As the Universe expands, galaxies move further and further apart.
**Answer**
decreases

*Question*
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If Jimbo is surfing and the waves begin to crest lower, what happens to amplitude of those waves increases or decreases?    Text:  The higher the crests of a wave are, the greater the amplitude.
**Answer**
decreases

*Question*
Answer the question based on the following text.  Question:   If you are at a loud rock concert what will not happen to your hearing increase or decrease?    Text:  The louder the sounds are, the less exposure is needed to cause hearing loss.
**Answer**
increase