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.

[EX Q]: Question: Would a big star be 
 Answer: hotter
[EX A]: Bigger stars produce more energy, so their surfaces are hotter.

[EX Q]: Question: A rapid increase in electricity consumption could mean _____ pollution. 
 Answer: more
[EX A]: We need to reduce our electricity consumption in order to reduce pollution.

[EX Q]: 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
[EX A]:
For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.