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: Ian was applying cold to a reactant. The rate of the reaction that occurs will now be 
 Answer: slower
When the temperature of reactants is higher, the rate of the reaction is faster.

Question: If you defocus the sun's rays with a lens they are 
 Answer: weaker
The more focused the Suns rays are, the more energy an area receives and the warmer it is.

Question: More energy going out of an amplifier to speakers makes the speakers 
 Answer: louder

Amplified sound waves have more energy, which increases the intensity and loudness of the sounds, so they are easier to hear.