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.

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

A: For bases we can state the folllowing: The higher the pH of a substance, the more basic it is.
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Q: Question: If Mona is a logger and she begins cutting down a forest full of trees, how will that affect the likelihood of a drought occurring? 
 Answer: increase

A: With fewer trees, the air is drier and droughts are more common.
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Q: Question: Would a diesel powered submarine release more pollution if it were running on 
 Answer: its diesel engine

A:
Plug-in hybrids run for a longer time on electricity and so are less polluting than regular hybrids.
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