A student studies an aqueous reaction that degrades a food dye. The student performs the reaction at both \(295\text{ K}\) and \(315\text{ K}\), using the same initial reactant concentrations and no catalyst. The molecular kinetic-energy distributions are represented in the graph, where \(E_a\) is the activation energy for the reaction.

Which statement best predicts and explains the effect of increasing the temperature from \(295\text{ K}\) to \(315\text{ K}\) on the initial reaction rate?