ariesutiono/entailment-bank-v3 huggingface dataset:
Question: As the human population increases, more fossil fuels are being used. The burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gases. How might humans reduce greenhouse gases?
Answer: Use renewable resources to generate power.
Hypothesis: using renewable resources to generate power reduces greenhouse gases
Supporting facts: sent1: fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource sent2: if something increases something else then decreasing that something will decrease that something else sent3: electrical power is a kind of power sent4: burning something is a kind of action sent5: to decrease something means to reduce that something sent6: natural gas is used for generating electricity by burning in a power plant sent7: if something causes an increase in something else then that something produces that something else sent8: if something occurs by performing an action, then that action is required for that something to occur sent9: as the use of renewable resources increases , use of nonrenewable resources will decrease sent10: the burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gasses sent11: natural gas is a kind of fossil fuel sent12: electricity is a kind of electrical power
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] burning something is a kind of action [AND] if something occurs by performing an action, then that action is required for that something to occur [INFER] int1: if something occurs by burning something else, then burning that something else is required for that something to occur [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] natural gas is used for generating electricity by burning in a power plant [INFER] int2: using natural gas to generate electricity requires burning that natural gas [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] natural gas is a kind of fossil fuel [INFER] int3: using fossil fuels to generate electricity requires burning fossil fuels [BECAUSE] int3 [INFER] int4: using fossil fuels to generate power requires burning fossil fuels [BECAUSE] electricity is a kind of electrical power [AND] electrical power is a kind of power [INFER] int5: electricity is a kind of power [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int5 [AND] the burning of fossil fuels produces greenhouse gasses [INFER] int6: using fossil fuels to generate power produces greenhouse gasses [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource [INFER] int7: using nonrenewable resources to generate power produces greenhouse gasses [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] if something causes an increase in something else then that something produces that something else [INFER] int8: using nonrenewable resources to generate power increases greenhouse gasses [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] if something increases something else then decreasing that something will decrease that something else [INFER] int9: decreasing the use of nonrenewable resources to generate power will decrease greenhouse gasses [BECAUSE] int9 [AND] as the use of renewable resources increases , use of nonrenewable resources will decrease [INFER] int10: increasing the use of renewable resources to generate power will decrease greenhouse gasses [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] to decrease something means to reduce that something [INFER] int11: using renewable resources to generate power reduces greenhouse gases
Question: Gaseous sulfur dioxide is a compound that combines with water in the atmosphere to form acid rain. What is the primary source of sulfur dioxide?
Answer: combustion of fossil fuels
Hypothesis: the combustion of fossil fuels is a source of sulfur dioxide
Supporting facts: sent1: to produce something means to form something sent2: a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something sent3: sulfur dioxide is formed by the combustion of fossil fuels
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] to produce something means to form something [AND] a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something [INFER] int1: a source of something forms that something [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] sulfur dioxide is formed by the combustion of fossil fuels [INFER] int2: the combustion of fossil fuels is a source of sulfur dioxide
Question: Which energy type is common enough in Nevada to make a significant contribution to the renewable energy needs of the state?
Answer: geothermal
Hypothesis: geothermal energy is a common renewable resource in nevada
Supporting facts: sent1: geothermal energy is a renewable resource sent2: nevada contains many active fault lines sent3: energy formed by magma heating earth's crust is emitted along fault lines sent4: geothermal energy is formed by magma heating earth 's crust sent5: a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something sent6: if something contains many of something else then that something else is common in that something
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] energy formed by magma heating earth's crust is emitted along fault lines [AND] geothermal energy is formed by magma heating earth 's crust [INFER] int1: geothermal energy is emitted along fault lines [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something [INFER] int2: fault lines are a source of geothermal energy [BECAUSE] nevada contains many active fault lines [AND] if something contains many of something else then that something else is common in that something [INFER] int3: active fault lines are common in nevada [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: geothermal energy is common in nevada [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] geothermal energy is a renewable resource [INFER] int5: geothermal energy is a common renewable resource in nevada
Question: Which of these is a renewable resource found in Nevada?
Answer: geothermal energy
Hypothesis: geothermal energy is a renewable resource that can be found in nevada
Supporting facts: sent1: geothermal energy is a renewable resource sent2: if something is emitted at a location then that something can be found at that location sent3: geothermal energy is formed by magma heating earth 's crust sent4: energy formed by magma heating earth's crust is emitted along fault lines sent5: nevada contains many active fault lines
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if something is emitted at a location then that something can be found at that location [AND] energy formed by magma heating earth's crust is emitted along fault lines [INFER] int1: energy formed by magma heating earth's crust can be found along fault lines [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] geothermal energy is formed by magma heating earth 's crust [INFER] int2: geothermal energy can be found along fault lines [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] nevada contains many active fault lines [INFER] int3: geothermal energy can be found in nevada [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] geothermal energy is a renewable resource [INFER] int4: geothermal energy is a renewable resource that can be found in nevada
Question: Which resource, abundant in Nevada, is nonrenewable?
Answer: copper
Hypothesis: copper is a kind of nonrenewable resource
Supporting facts: sent1: metal is a nonrenewable resource sent2: copper is a kind of metal
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] metal is a nonrenewable resource [AND] copper is a kind of metal [INFER] int1: copper is a kind of nonrenewable resource
Question: Students are learning about the natural resources in Maryland. One group of students researches information about renewable natural resources in the state. The other group researches information about nonrenewable natural resources in the state. The resources the students investigate include plants, animals, soil, minerals, water, coal, and oil. Which nonrenewable natural resource heats homes?
Answer: natural gas
Hypothesis: natural gas is a nonrenewable resource that is used for heating homes
Supporting facts: sent1: an example of heating something is heating a building sent2: a source of heat can be used to heat something sent3: fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource sent4: natural gas is a kind of fossil fuel sent5: a home is a kind of building sent6: natural gas is a source of heat by burning
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] an example of heating something is heating a building [AND] a source of heat can be used to heat something [INFER] int1: a source of heat can be used to heat a building [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] natural gas is a source of heat by burning [INFER] int2: natural gas is used for heating building by burning [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a home is a kind of building [INFER] int3: natural gas is used for heating homes by burning [BECAUSE] fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource [AND] natural gas is a kind of fossil fuel [INFER] int4: natural gas is a nonrenewable resource [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: natural gas is a nonrenewable resource that is used for heating homes
Question: When prehistoric animals died and their soft parts decayed, which product was formed?
Answer: oil
Hypothesis: oil is formed from prehistoric animals dying and decaying
Supporting facts: sent1: if something formed from something else over a very long period of time then that something else existed a very long time ago sent2: prehistoric means a very long time ago sent3: if a living thing dies then that living thing is dead sent4: fossil fuels / fossils forming occurs over a period of 300000000 years which is considered a very long time to a human sent5: oil is a kind of fossil fuel sent6: a living thing is an organism sent7: an animal is a kind of organism sent8: dead organisms decay sent9: fossil fuels / fossils are formed from dead organisms over time
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] fossil fuels / fossils forming occurs over a period of 300000000 years which is considered a very long time to a human [AND] fossil fuels / fossils are formed from dead organisms over time [INFER] int1: fossil fuels are formed from dead organisms over a very long period of time [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if something formed from something else over a very long period of time then that something else existed a very long time ago [INFER] int2: fossil fuels are formed from dead organisms from a very long time ago [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] prehistoric means a very long time ago [INFER] int3: fossil fuels are formed from dead prehistoric organisms [BECAUSE] if a living thing dies then that living thing is dead [AND] a living thing is an organism [INFER] int4: if an organism dies then that organism is dead [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] dead organisms decay [INFER] int5: if an organism dies then that organism is dead and decays [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: fossil fuels are formed from prehistoric organisms dying and decaying [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] an animal is a kind of organism [INFER] int7: fossil fuels are formed from prehistoric animals dying and decaying [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] oil is a kind of fossil fuel [INFER] int8: oil is formed from prehistoric animals dying and decaying
Question: Which of these statements about nonrenewable resources is true?
Answer: They can take millions of years to form.
Hypothesis: nonrenewable resources forming can take millions of years
Supporting facts: sent1: two million or more years means millions of years sent2: fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource sent3: fossil fuels / fossils forming occurs over a period of 300000000 years which is considered a very long time to a human sent4: years are a kind of unit for measuring time sent5: how long something takes is a kind of measurement of time sent6: a period is a kind of measurement of time sent7: 300000000 years equals three hundred million years
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource [AND] fossil fuels / fossils forming occurs over a period of 300000000 years which is considered a very long time to a human [INFER] int1: nonrenewable resources forming occurs over a period of 300000000 years which is considered a very long time to a human [BECAUSE] two million or more years means millions of years [AND] 300000000 years equals three hundred million years [INFER] int2: 300000000 years means millions of years [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: nonrenewable resources forming occurs over a period of millions of years [BECAUSE] years are a kind of unit for measuring time [AND] how long something takes is a kind of measurement of time [INFER] int4: how many years something takes is a kind of measurement of time [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] a period is a kind of measurement of time [INFER] int5: how many years something takes is a kind of period [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: nonrenewable resources forming can take millions of years
Question: Which of these renewable resources results in an increase in pollution when used to produce energy?
Answer: biomass
Hypothesis: biomass is a kind of renewable resource that increases pollution when used to produce energy
Supporting facts: sent1: a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something sent2: biomass is a renewable resource sent3: using biomass to produce energy is a source of pollution sent4: if something emits something else then that something increases the amount of that something else
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a source of something emits / produces / generates / provides that something [AND] using biomass to produce energy is a source of pollution [INFER] int1: using biomass to produce energy emits pollution [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if something emits something else then that something increases the amount of that something else [INFER] int2: using biomass to produce energy increases the amount of pollution [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] biomass is a renewable resource [INFER] int3: biomass is a kind of renewable resource that increases pollution when used to produce energy
Question: Burning coal and natural gas are ways to produce electricity. Both coal and natural gas are nonrenewable resources. Which is an example of producing electricity using a renewable source of energy?
Answer: heating a home with energy collected by solar panels
Hypothesis: solar panels use a renewable resource to produce energy which is used for heating a home
Supporting facts: sent1: electrical energy is a kind of energy sent2: a home is a kind of building sent3: energy is used for heating a building by a heating system sent4: a solar panel converts sunlight / solar energy into electrical energy / electricity sent5: solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource sent6: a solar panel is a kind of object sent7: if an object converts something into something else, then that object uses that something to produce that something else
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a solar panel is a kind of object [AND] if an object converts something into something else, then that object uses that something to produce that something else [INFER] int1: if a solar panel converts something into something else, then that solar panel uses that something to produce that something else [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a solar panel converts sunlight / solar energy into electrical energy / electricity [INFER] int2: a solar panel uses solar energy to produce electrical energy [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [INFER] int3: a solar panel uses a renewable resource to produce electrical energy [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] electrical energy is a kind of energy [INFER] int4: a solar panel uses a renewable resource to produce energy [BECAUSE] a home is a kind of building [AND] energy is used for heating a building by a heating system [INFER] int5: energy is used for heating a home [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: solar panels use a renewable resource to produce energy which is used for heating a home
Question: Which of the following is a common renewable resource found in deserts?
Answer: solar energy
Hypothesis: solar energy is a common renewable resource found in desert environments
Supporting facts: sent1: a desert environment usually has a lot of sunlight sent2: solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource sent3: if an environment has something then that something can be found in that environment sent4: solar energy is a kind of resource sent5: sunlight is a kind of solar energy sent6: if there is a lot of a resource found in an environemnt then that resource is a common resource in that environment
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a desert environment usually has a lot of sunlight [AND] sunlight is a kind of solar energy [INFER] int1: a desert environment usually has a lot of solar energy [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] if an environment has something then that something can be found in that environment [INFER] int2: a lot of solar energy can be found in a desert environment [BECAUSE] solar energy is a kind of resource [AND] if there is a lot of a resource found in an environemnt then that resource is a common resource in that environment [INFER] int3: if there is a lot of solar energy found in an environment then solar energy is a common resource in that environment [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: solar energy is a common resource found in desert environments [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [INFER] int5: solar energy is a common renewable resource found in desert environments
Question: Electricity to play your radio can be made using renewable or nonrenewable resources. Which of the following resources are renewable?
Answer: wind and sunlight
Hypothesis: wind and sunlight are kinds of renewable resources
Supporting facts: sent1: solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource sent2: sunlight is a kind of solar energy sent3: wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] solar energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [AND] sunlight is a kind of solar energy [INFER] int1: sunlight is a kind of rewnewable resource [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [INFER] int2: wind and sunlight are kinds of renewable resources
Question: Which of the following could limit the supply of a renewable resource?
Answer: cutting down trees in forests
Hypothesis: cutting down trees in a forest limits the supply of a renewable resource in that forest
Supporting facts: sent1: trees are a renewable resource sent2: decreasing the number of something limits the supply of that something sent3: cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] decreasing the number of something limits the supply of that something [AND] cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest [INFER] int1: cutting down trees in a forest limits the supply of trees in that forest [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] trees are a renewable resource [INFER] int2: cutting down trees in a forest limits the supply of a renewable resource in that forest
Question: Why is water considered to be a renewable resource?
Answer: Water can be used over again.
Hypothesis: water can be used over again
Supporting facts: sent1: renewable resources can be used over again sent2: water is a renewable resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] renewable resources can be used over again [AND] water is a renewable resource [INFER] int1: water can be used over again
Question: Moving water in a river is considered a renewable resource because it
Answer: can be recycled by nature over time
Hypothesis: water in a river is a renewable resource because it is recycled by nature over time
Supporting facts: sent1: the water cycle is a kind of natural process sent2: the water cycle recycles water throughout the earth over time sent3: a river is a kind of flowing / moving body of water sent4: moving water on earth is a part of water cycle sent5: a natural process is performed by nature sent6: recyclable means a material can be recycled / reused many times sent7: renewable resources can be used over again
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] recyclable means a material can be recycled / reused many times [AND] renewable resources can be used over again [INFER] int1: renewable resources can be recycled many times [BECAUSE] a river is a kind of flowing / moving body of water [AND] moving water on earth is a part of water cycle [INFER] int2: water in a river is part of the water cycle [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] the water cycle recycles water throughout the earth over time [INFER] int3: water in a river is recycled by the water cycle over time [BECAUSE] the water cycle is a kind of natural process [AND] a natural process is performed by nature [INFER] int4: the water cycle is performed by nature [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: water in a river is recycled by nature over time [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: water in a river is a renewable resource because it is recycled by nature over time
Question: Nonrenewable sources of energy have limited supplies. Researchers are developing devices that will make renewable energy more available. Which is a source of renewable energy?
Answer: wind
Hypothesis: wind is a renewable energy source
Supporting facts: sent1: wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource sent2: an energy source is a kind of resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [AND] an energy source is a kind of resource [INFER] int1: wind is a renewable energy source
Question: Which statement identifies an energy source as renewable?
Answer: Wind, because it is always available.
Hypothesis: wind is a kind of renewable energy source that is always available
Supporting facts: sent1: wind is an inexhaustible resource sent2: wind is a source of energy sent3: an inexhaustible resource is a kind of renewable resource sent4: an energy source is a kind of resource sent5: to be inexhaustible means to always be available
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] an inexhaustible resource is a kind of renewable resource [AND] to be inexhaustible means to always be available [INFER] int1: an inexhaustable resource is a kind of renewable resource that is always available [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] wind is an inexhaustible resource [INFER] int2: wind is a kind of renewable resource that is always available [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] wind is a source of energy [AND] an energy source is a kind of resource [INFER] int3: wind is a kind of renewable energy source that is always available
Question: Which energy resource is renewable?
Answer: wind
Hypothesis: wind is a kind of energy resource that is renewable
Supporting facts: sent1: wind is a source of energy sent2: wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource sent3: a source of energy is a kind of energy resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] wind is a source of energy [AND] a source of energy is a kind of energy resource [INFER] int1: wind is a kind of energy resource [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] wind / wind energy is a renewable / inexhaustible resource [INFER] int2: wind is a kind of energy resource that is renewable
Question: An example of a renewable resource is
Answer: wood.
Hypothesis: wood is a renewable resource
Supporting facts: sent1: a tree contains wood sent2: trees are a renewable resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a tree contains wood [AND] trees are a renewable resource [INFER] int1: wood is a renewable resource
Question: Which resource provides the minerals plants need to grow?
Answer: soil
Hypothesis: soil is a kind of resource that provides minerals that plants need to grow
Supporting facts: sent1: soil is a kind of resource sent2: some minerals are nutrients sent3: a plant / living thing requires nutrients to grow sent4: soil provides nutrients for plants
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a plant / living thing requires nutrients to grow [AND] soil provides nutrients for plants [INFER] int1: soil provides nutrients that plants need to grow [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] some minerals are nutrients [INFER] int2: soil provides minerals that plants need to grow [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] soil is a kind of resource [INFER] int3: soil is a kind of resource that provides minerals that plants need to grow