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: John was looking at the bases and noticed something. The lower the pH of the substance, the amount of basic it was 
 Answer: Decreased

SOLUTION: For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.

PROBLEM: Question: As we move slower we wind up getting 
 Answer: cooler

SOLUTION: The higher the temperature, the more energy the particles have and the faster they will move and diffuse.

PROBLEM: Question: In a science class, the professor demonstrates refraction to the class. First, the professor shows a curved lens from a binocular, and then a flat pane of glass, demonstrating that 
 Answer: the flat pane refracts less light.

SOLUTION:
The more curved the surface of a lens is, the more it refracts the light that passes through it.