Given the question: The size of an ocean wave depends on how fast, over how great a distance, and how long the wind blows. The greater each of these factors is, the bigger a wave will be.  Having read the above passage, choose the right answer to the following question (choices are increase or decrease ):   John is relaxing at the beach watching the waves when the wind begins to pick up. When the wind begins to blow faster, what happens to the size of the waves increase or decrease?
The answer is:
increase