ariesutiono/entailment-bank-v3 huggingface dataset:
Question: A student is given three identically sized blocks. Each block is made of a different material. What characteristic of the blocks should be examined to find out which block is made of metal?
Answer: conductivity
Hypothesis: conductivity can be used to identify metals
Supporting facts: sent1: metals usually have higher / greater conductivity than nonmetals sent2: metal is an electrical  conductor
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] metals usually have higher / greater conductivity than nonmetals [AND] metal is an electrical  conductor [INFER] int1: conductivity can be used to identify metals
Question: An element with which property would be best to use in electrical wiring?
Answer: conductor
Hypothesis: wiring requires an element that is conductive
Supporting facts: sent1: wiring requires an electrical conductor sent2: an element is a kind of material sent3: an electrical conductor is conductive sent4: conductivity is a property of a material
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] an element is a kind of material [AND] conductivity is a property of a material [INFER] int1: conductivity is a property of an element [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] an electrical conductor is conductive [INFER] int2: an electrical conductor is an element that is conductive [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] wiring requires an electrical conductor [INFER] int3: wiring requires an element that is conductive
Question: Which of these BEST describes the way a feather feels?
Answer: Soft
Hypothesis: a feather feels soft
Supporting facts: sent1: feeling is when an living thing senses through touch sent2: soft is a kind of touch sensation sent3: feathers are usually soft in sensation
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] feeling is when an living thing senses through touch [AND] soft is a kind of touch sensation [INFER] int1: soft is a kind of feeling [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] feathers are usually soft in sensation [INFER] int2: a feather feels soft
Question: To compare the hardness of different minerals, it would be BEST to find
Answer: which minerals scratch other minerals.
Hypothesis: to compare the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials
Supporting facts: sent1: measuring the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials sent2: comparing requires measuring
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] measuring the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials [AND] comparing requires measuring [INFER] int1: to compare the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials
Question: Which property of a mineral can be determined just by looking at it?
Answer: luster
Hypothesis: the luster of a mineral can be determined by looking at it
Supporting facts: sent1: a mineral is a kind of object sent2: the luster of an object can be determined by looking at that object
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a mineral is a kind of object [AND] the luster of an object can be determined by looking at that object [INFER] int1: the luster of a mineral can be determined by looking at it
Question: Which object will most likely be attracted to a magnet?
Answer: metal nail
Hypothesis: a metal nail will most likely be attracted to a magnet
Supporting facts: sent1: a magnet attracts magnetic metals sent2: nails are usually made of metal sent3: metal is sometimes magnetic
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] nails are usually made of metal [AND] metal is sometimes magnetic [INFER] int1: metal nails are sometimes magnetic [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a magnet attracts magnetic metals [INFER] int2: a metal nail will most likely be attracted to a magnet
Question: If an object is attracted to a magnet, the object is most likely made of
Answer: metal
Hypothesis: the object is likely made of metal
Supporting facts: sent1: a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism sent2: metal is sometimes magnetic sent3: an object is attracted to a magnet
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism [AND] an object is attracted to a magnet [INFER] int1: the object is made of a magnetic material [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] metal is sometimes magnetic [INFER] int2: the object is likely made of metal
Question: Which item would a magnet attract?
Answer: iron nail
Hypothesis: a magnet will attract an iron nail
Supporting facts: sent1: iron nails are made of iron sent2: a magnet attracts magnetic metals sent3: iron is always magnetic
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] iron nails are made of iron [AND] iron is always magnetic [INFER] int1: iron nails are magnetic [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a magnet attracts magnetic metals [INFER] int2: a magnet will attract an iron nail
Question: Which of the following statements best explains why magnets usually stick to a refrigerator door?
Answer: The refrigerator door contains iron.
Hypothesis: a magnet can attract to a refrigerator door
Supporting facts: sent1: a refrigerator door contains iron sent2: iron is always magnetic sent3: a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a refrigerator door contains iron [AND] iron is always magnetic [INFER] int1: a refrigerator door is magnetic [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism [INFER] int2: a magnet can attract to a refrigerator door
Question: Which object would best help a student determine if a block of an unknown material is magnetic?
Answer: paper clip
Hypothesis: the unknown object is magnetic
Supporting facts: sent1: a magnet is magnetic sent2: a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism sent3: a paper clip is often made of magnetic metals sent4: an unknown object can attract a paper clip sent5: the ability to attract a paper clip is a kind of property
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a magnet attracts magnetic metals / ferromagnetic metals through magnetism [AND] a paper clip is often made of magnetic metals [INFER] int1: a magnet can attract a paper clip [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] an unknown object can attract a paper clip [INFER] int2: an unknown object and a magnet can both attract a paper clip [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] the ability to attract a paper clip is a kind of property [INFER] int3: the unknown object has the same property as a magnet [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] a magnet is magnetic [INFER] int4: the unknown object is magnetic
Question: In a mixture, a magnet is used to separate some particles from sand. The dark particles are most likely made of which element?
Answer: iron
Hypothesis: iron is likely the element attracted by the magnet
Supporting facts: sent1: sand is always nonmagnetic sent2: the mixture is made of unknown particles and sand sent3: a magnet will not attract nonmagnetic materials sent4: iron is always magnetic sent5: a magnet attracts magnetic metals through magnetism
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] iron is always magnetic [AND] a magnet attracts magnetic metals through magnetism [INFER] int1: a magnet will attract iron [BECAUSE] sand is always nonmagnetic [AND] a magnet will not attract nonmagnetic materials [INFER] int2: a magnet will not attract sand [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [AND] the mixture is made of unknown particles and sand [INFER] int3: iron is likely the element attracted by the magnet
Question: Which object best reflects light?
Answer: white floor
Hypothesis: a white floor will reflect all visible light
Supporting facts: sent1: the floor is a kind of object sent2: a white object reflects all visible light
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] the floor is a kind of object [AND] a white object reflects all visible light [INFER] int1: a white floor will reflect all visible light
Question: A student poured some sugar into a glass of water. After the water was stirred, no solid sugar remained in the glass. Which statement best describes what happened?
Answer: The sugar dissolved in water to form a solution.
Hypothesis: sugar will dissolve in water and form a solution
Supporting facts: sent1: a solution is made of one substance dissolved in another substance sent2: sugar is soluble in water sent3: if something is soluble in something , then that something can be dissolved in something forming a solution
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] sugar is soluble in water [AND] if something is soluble in something , then that something can be dissolved in something forming a solution [INFER] int1: sugar dissolves in water when they are combined [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a solution is made of one substance dissolved in another substance [INFER] int2: sugar will dissolve in water and form a solution
Question: Which sense is used to tell if there is sugar in a glass of tea?
Answer: Taste
Hypothesis: if the tea tastes sweet, then there is sugar in the tea
Supporting facts: sent1: tea tastes bitter sent2: taste can be used to distinguish food sent3: sugar causes food to taste sweet
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] tea tastes bitter [AND] sugar causes food to taste sweet [INFER] int1: sugar can cause tea to taste sweet [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] taste can be used to distinguish food [INFER] int2: if the tea tastes sweet, then there is sugar in the tea
Question: Which of the following materials would best slow the transfer of heat?
Answer: wood
Hypothesis: wood can slow the transfer of heat
Supporting facts: sent1: wood is an thermal insulator sent2: a thermal insulator slows the transfer of heat
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] wood is an thermal insulator [AND] a thermal insulator slows the transfer of heat [INFER] int1: wood can slow the transfer of heat
Question: Burt used a spoon to stir soup that was cooking on his stove. Which spoon will stay the coolest while he stirs?
Answer: a wooden spoon
Hypothesis: the wood will increase temperature slower
Supporting facts: sent1: if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid sent2: the spoon is used to stir soup sent3: soup is a kind of thing sent4: the soup is cooking on the stove sent5: a thermal insulator slows the transfer of heat sent6: if two things are touching then heat energy will be transferred between those things sent7: the spoon in the example is made of wood sent8: a spoon is a kind of thing sent9: wood is an thermal insulator sent10: cooking food requires adding heat energy to the food sent11: transferring of heat causes the object to increase in temperature sent12: soup is a kind of liquid
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid [AND] soup is a kind of liquid [INFER] int1: if a spoon is used to stir soup then that spoon is touching that soup [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] the spoon is used to stir soup [INFER] int2: the spoon is touching the soup [BECAUSE] cooking food requires adding heat energy to the food [AND] the soup is cooking on the stove [INFER] int3: heat energy is added to the soup [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: heat energy is added to soup that is touching the spoon [BECAUSE] soup is a kind of thing [AND] a spoon is a kind of thing [INFER] int5: soup and a spoon are kinds of things [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] if two things are touching then heat energy will be transferred between those things [INFER] int6: if soup and a spoon are touching then heat energy will be transferred between the soup and spoon [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: heat energy is transferring from the soup to the spoon [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] the spoon in the example is made of wood [INFER] int8: heat energy is transferring from the soup to wood [BECAUSE] a thermal insulator slows the transfer of heat [AND] wood is an thermal insulator [INFER] int9: wood can slow the transferring of the heat [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] int9 [INFER] int10: the transferring of heat energy from soup to wood is slowed down [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] transferring of heat causes the object to increase in temperature [INFER] int11: the wood will increase temperature slower
Question: Down feathers are used by many sleeping bag manufacturers because down feathers are
Answer: good insulators.
Hypothesis: down feathers can be used to make sleeping bags
Supporting facts: sent1: sleeping bags are designed to keep people warm sent2: down feathers are a thermal insulator sent3: insulated material can be used for keeping warm
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] sleeping bags are designed to keep people warm [AND] insulated material can be used for keeping warm [INFER] int1: sleeping bags usually are made of insulated materials [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] down feathers are a thermal insulator [INFER] int2: down feathers can be used to make sleeping bags
Question: Which physical property is important to have in a material used in cookware?
Answer: good conductor of heat
Hypothesis: cooking requires the cookware to be a thermal conductor
Supporting facts: sent1: cookware is used for cooking sent2: a thermal energy conductor transfers heat sent3: cooking food requires adding heat energy to the food
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] cookware is used for cooking [AND] cooking food requires adding heat energy to the food [INFER] int1: cooking food requires adding heat energy to the food using cookware [BECAUSE] int1 [INFER] int2: cooking food requires cookware to be able to transfer heat [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a thermal energy conductor transfers heat [INFER] int3: cooking requires the cookware to be a thermal conductor
Question: An object's hardness, taste, and texture are examples of
Answer: properties
Hypothesis: hardness, taste, and texture are properties of an object
Supporting facts: sent1: texture is a property of objects sent2: hardness is a property of a an object sent3: taste is a property of an object
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] texture is a property of objects [AND] hardness is a property of a an object [AND] taste is a property of an object [INFER] int1: hardness, taste, and texture are properties of an object
Question: Which would most likely be the characteristic of an object with a small volume and large mass?
Answer: high density
Hypothesis: that object will likely have a high density
Supporting facts: sent1: density is a measure of mass of an object divided by volume sent2: an object has a small volume and large mass
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] density is a measure of mass of an object divided by volume [AND] an object has a small volume and large mass [INFER] int1: that object will likely have a high density
Question: Barry collected four different rocks. The rock with the GREATEST mass will feel the ___.
Answer: heaviest
Hypothesis: the rock with greatest weight feels the heaviest
Supporting facts: sent1: heaviest means greatest mass / weight sent2: as the mass of an object increases , the weight of that object will increase sent3: the rock has the greatest mass among four collected rocks
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] as the mass of an object increases , the weight of that object will increase [AND] the rock has the greatest mass among four collected rocks [INFER] int1: the rock has the greatest mass has the greatest weight [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] heaviest means greatest mass / weight [INFER] int2: the rock with greatest weight feels the heaviest
Question: A jeweler melts gold to make jewelry. As the gold melts, the mass
Answer: stays the same.
Hypothesis: the mass of gold will not change
Supporting facts: sent1: melting means a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy sent2: as state of matter changes , mass will not change sent3: gold melts
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] melting means a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy [AND] gold melts [INFER] int1: gold changes from solid state to liquid state [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] as state of matter changes , mass will not change [INFER] int2: the mass of gold will not change
Question: Intense heat and pressure in Earth's crust can change sandstone into quartzite. During this metamorphosis, many properties of these rocks change. Which property of these rocks will most likely remain the same?
Answer: mass
Hypothesis: the mass of the rock will remain the same
Supporting facts: sent1: as the class of a rock changes , the mass of the rock will stay the same sent2: a rock changes from sandstone into quartzite sent3: a quartzite is a kind of metamorphic rock sent4: sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock sent5: class is a property of a rock and includes values of sedimentary / metamorphic / igneous
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a quartzite is a kind of metamorphic rock [AND] sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock [INFER] int1: sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock and quartzite is a kind of metamorphic rock [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] class is a property of a rock and includes values of sedimentary / metamorphic / igneous [INFER] int2: sandstone is in the class of sedimentary rock and quartzite is in the class of metamorphic rock [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a rock changes from sandstone into quartzite [INFER] int3: the rock changes class from sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] as the class of a rock changes , the mass of the rock will stay the same [INFER] int4: the mass of the rock will remain the same
Question: A student has a pink eraser on her desk. Which property shows that the eraser is a solid?
Answer: Its shape is definite when it is placed in a new spot.
Hypothesis: an eraser will have the same shape when moved to a different spot
Supporting facts: sent1: matter in the solid phase has definite shape sent2: an eraser is a kind of solid sent3: definite shape means the shape of an object stays the same when moved to different spot
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] matter in the solid phase has definite shape [AND] definite shape means the shape of an object stays the same when moved to different spot [INFER] int1: solid object will have the same shape when moved to a different spot [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] an eraser is a kind of solid [INFER] int2: an eraser will have the same shape when moved to a different spot
Question: A paper bag is ripped into pieces. Which of these BEST describes the pieces of the bag?
Answer: Smaller than the whole bag
Hypothesis: pieces of the paper bag are smaller than the whole bag
Supporting facts: sent1: tearing means changing a whole into pieces sent2: a paper bag is ripped into pieces sent3: ripping means tearing sent4: a piece of an object is smaller in size than the entire object / whole object
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] tearing means changing a whole into pieces [AND] a paper bag is ripped into pieces [AND] ripping means tearing [INFER] int1: the paper bag has changed from a whole into pieces of paper [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a piece of an object is smaller in size than the entire object / whole object [INFER] int2: pieces of the paper bag are smaller than the whole bag
Question: A class is studying textures and collects several samples. Which of these items would the students most likely use magnification to study?
Answer: hair
Hypothesis: magnifying can help study the texture of a hair
Supporting facts: sent1: magnifying makes seeing small things easier sent2: seeing small things with bare eye is difficult sent3: hair is thin sent4: texture of an object can sometimes be told by looking at the object
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] seeing small things with bare eye is difficult [AND] hair is thin [INFER] int1: seeing a hair with bare eyes is difficult [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] texture of an object can sometimes be told by looking at the object [INFER] int2: seeing the texture of a hair with bare eyes is difficult [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] magnifying makes seeing small things easier [INFER] int3: magnifying can help study the texture of a hair
Question: A student pushes a wooden block across a sheet of sandpaper. Which characteristic of the block increases?
Answer: temperature
Hypothesis: friction will cause the temperature of the wooden block to increase
Supporting facts: sent1: a wooden block is pushed across a sheet of sandpaper sent2: an object being pushed across another object causes their surfaces to move against each other sent3: friction causes the temperature of an object to increase sent4: friction occurs when two object 's surfaces move against each other
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] friction causes the temperature of an object to increase [AND] friction occurs when two object 's surfaces move against each other [INFER] int1: when friction occurs between two objects, both objects' temperatures increase [BECAUSE] a wooden block is pushed across a sheet of sandpaper [AND] an object being pushed across another object causes their surfaces to move against each other [INFER] int2: the surfaces of a wooden block and sandpaper are moving against each other [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] friction occurs when two object 's surfaces move against each other [INFER] int3: friction occurs when the wooden block is moving against the sandpaper [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: friction will cause the temperature of the wooden block to increase
Question: Which property of an object can be described as smooth?
Answer: texture
Hypothesis: smooth can be used to describe the texture of an object
Supporting facts: sent1: smooth is a kind of texture sent2: texture is a property of objects and includes ordered values of smooth or rough
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] smooth is a kind of texture [AND] texture is a property of objects and includes ordered values of smooth or rough [INFER] int1: smooth can be used to describe the texture of an object
Question: One similarity between a small, solid sample of aluminum and a large, liquid sample of aluminum is that both samples have
Answer: a definite volume.
Hypothesis: both samples have definite volume
Supporting facts: sent1: matter in the solid phase has definite volume sent2: one sample is a solid sample of aluminum sent3: matter in the liquid phase has definite volume sent4: one sample is a liquid sample of aluminum
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] matter in the solid phase has definite volume [AND] one sample is a solid sample of aluminum [INFER] int1: the solid aluminum has definite volume [BECAUSE] matter in the liquid phase has definite volume [AND] one sample is a liquid sample of aluminum [INFER] int2: the liquid aluminum has definite volume [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: both samples have definite volume
Question: Which substance is usually found in nature as a liquid, solid, and gas?
Answer: water
Hypothesis: water in the liquid, solid, and gas state is located on earth
Supporting facts: sent1: water is in the gas state , called water vapor / steam , for temperatures between 373 / 212 / 100 and 100000000000 k / f / c sent2: water is in the liquid state , called liquid water , for temperatures between 273 / 32 / 0 and 373 / 212 / 100 k / f / c sent3: earth's atmosphere contains water vapor sent4: arctic environments contain ice sent5: the oceans are located on earth sent6: earth's atmosphere is located on earth sent7: the oceans contain liquid water sent8: arctic environments are located on earth sent9: water is in the solid state , called ice , for temperatures between 0 / -459 / -273 and 273 / 32 / 0 k / f / c
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] the oceans are located on earth [AND] the oceans contain liquid water [INFER] int1: liquid water is located on earth [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] water is in the liquid state , called liquid water , for temperatures between 273 / 32 / 0 and 373 / 212 / 100 k / f / c [INFER] int2: water in the liquid state is located on earth [BECAUSE] arctic environments contain ice [AND] arctic environments are located on earth [INFER] int3: ice is located on earth [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] water is in the solid state , called ice , for temperatures between 0 / -459 / -273 and 273 / 32 / 0 k / f / c [INFER] int4: water in the solid state is located on earth [BECAUSE] earth's atmosphere contains water vapor [AND] earth's atmosphere is located on earth [INFER] int5: water vapor is located on earth [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] water is in the gas state , called water vapor / steam , for temperatures between 373 / 212 / 100 and 100000000000 k / f / c [INFER] int6: water in the gas state is located on earth [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int4 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: water in the liquid, solid, and gas state is located on earth