Question: Sedimentary deposits formed from organic material tend to include a high amount of
Answer: carbon.
Hypothesis: a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material includes high amounts of carbon
Supporting facts: sent1: if something is made of something / a material then that something contains that something / that material sent2: decomposition is a stage in the carbon cycle process sent3: fossil fuels / fossils are formed from dead organisms over time sent4: a source of something increases the amount of that something sent5: to contain something means to have that something sent6: carbon has the property of catenation to form a carbon chain sent7: if something is a source of something else then that something usually contains that something else sent8: organic compounds mainly are made of carbon / hydrogen / oxygen / nitrogen sent9: to contain something means to include something sent10: if something is formed from a material then that something is made of that material sent11: to be a source of something means to cause that something sent12: the chemistry of something is similar to what that something is made of sent13: organic compounds are made of carbon chains with other elements attached to it sent14: if something is mainly made of something else then that something contains high amounts of that something else sent15: an organism is a living thing sent16: where something comes from is a source of that something sent17: plant and animal matter means organic matter sent18: organisms are made of organic compounds sent19: a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material sent20: if something comes from something else then that something else is a source of that something sent21: a plant is a kind of organism sent22: living things are made of organic molecules sent23: living organisms require organic compounds to survive sent24: an organism is a source of organic material sent25: organic material is a kind of material
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if something is made of something / a material then that something contains that something / that material [AND] if something is formed from a material then that something is made of that material [INFER] int1: if something is formed from a material then that something contains that material [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] organic material is a kind of material [INFER] int2: if something is formed from organic material then that something contains organic material [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material [INFER] int3: a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material contains organic material [BECAUSE] organisms are made of organic compounds [AND] an organism is a source of organic material [INFER] int4: organic material is made of organic compounds [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] organic compounds mainly are made of carbon / hydrogen / oxygen / nitrogen [INFER] int5: organic material is mainly made of carbon [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] if something is mainly made of something else then that something contains high amounts of that something else [INFER] int6: organic material contains high amounts of carbon [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material contains high amounts of carbon [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] to contain something means to include something [INFER] int8: a sedimentary deposit formed from organic material includes high amounts of carbon