TASK DEFINITION: You are given a question or fill-in-the-blank question, two answer options (Option1 and Option2) and an Explanation. Your task is to find the correct answer (return the string of the correct option, not option1/2) for the given question from the given options and using explanation.
PROBLEM: Question: Jim was at the baseball game with his friends. Almost immediately he observed that the harder the ball was hit, the effect on the acceleration was 
 Option1: decreased 
 Option2: increased 
 Explanation: The harder the batter hits the ball, the greater will be its acceleration.

SOLUTION: increased

PROBLEM: Question: Dan is looking at shells that will be bad candidates for fossilization. He chooses the shells that are 
 Option1: softer 
 Option2: harder 
 Explanation: Hard shells fossilize more readily than soft bodied organisms, as they are better at resisting decay, take significantly longer to break down, and have a greater chance of surviving burial under layers of sediment.

SOLUTION: softer

PROBLEM: Question: If Jim climbs to the bottom of a mountain and takes the temperature after taking the temperature at the top of the mountain, which area will he get a higher reading at? 
 Option1: top of the mountain 
 Option2: bottom of the mountain 
 Explanation: The surface is heated by the Sun and some of that heat radiates back into the air. This makes the temperature higher near the surface than at higher altitudes.

SOLUTION:
bottom of the mountain