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: Compared to a ripple in a pond caused by a drop of rain, would a wave in the ocean have 
 Answer: more distantly spaced particles in its rarefactions
Places where particles of a medium crowd closer together are called compressions, and places where the particles spread farther apart are called rarefactions. The more energy the wave has, the closer together the particles are in compressions and the farther apart they are in rarefactions.

Question: Compared to a solution of acidic vinegar, would basic lye have a pH value 
 Answer: farther away from 0?
The more acidic a solution is, the closer its pH value will be to 0

Question: Carl cooled water for hot tea, and knew that as the water boiled, the vibrations would 
 Answer: decrease

Warmer molecules vibrate faster than cooler ones.