Question: The burning of fossil fuels affects the atmosphere by
Answer: adding more heat and carbon dioxide.
Hypothesis: burning fossil fuels add carbon dioxide and heat to the atmosphere
Supporting facts: sent1: burning is a kind of action sent2: combustion means fire converts chemical energy into light energy and heat energy sent3: coal is used for generating heat by burning sent4: gases released during the use of fossil fuels causes global warming sent5: decomposition is when a decomposer recycles / returns nutrients / nitrogen from dead organisms to the soil by eating those dead organisms sent6: oil is a kind of pollutant sent7: warming means an increase in temperature sent8: global temperature means the temperature of the planet sent9: if something increases temperature then that something adds heat sent10: the atmosphere is a part of the planet sent11: the atmosphere is a kind of location sent12: burning fossil fuels converts potential energy into thermal energy sent13: burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere sent14: if something releases something else then that something is the source of that something else sent15: if something emits something else then that something increases the amount of that something else sent16: if something releases something else into a location then that something adds that something else to that location sent17: chemical reactions sometimes cause gas to be released into the atmosphere sent18: producing is similar to causing sent19: adding heat means increasing temperature sent20: combustion is a kind of exergonic reaction sent21: coal is a kind of fossil fuel sent22: if something occurs by performing an action then performing that action is required for that something to occur sent23: oil is a kind of fossil fuel sent24: fossil fuel contains chemical energy sent25: burning coal is a source of air pollution
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] the atmosphere is a kind of location [AND] if something releases something else into a location then that something adds that something else to that location [INFER] int1: if something releases something else into the atmosphere then that something adds that something else to the atmosphere [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere [INFER] int2: burning fossil fuels adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere [BECAUSE] gases released during the use of fossil fuels causes global warming [AND] warming means an increase in temperature [INFER] int3: gases released during the use of fossil fuels cause an increase in global temperature [BECAUSE] the atmosphere is a part of the planet [AND] global temperature means the temperature of the planet [INFER] int4: the temperature of the atmosphere is a part of the global temperature [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: gases released during the use of fossil fuels increases the temperature of the atmosphere [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] if something increases temperature then that something adds heat [INFER] int6: gases released during the use of fossil fuels add heat to the atmosphere [BECAUSE] burning is a kind of action [AND] if something occurs by performing an action then performing that action is required for that something to occur [INFER] int7: if something occurs by burning something else then burning that something else is required for that something to occur [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] coal is used for generating heat by burning [INFER] int8: using coal for generating heat requires burning coal [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] coal is a kind of fossil fuel [INFER] int9: using fossil fuels requires burning fossil fuels [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] int9 [INFER] int10: gases released when burning fossil fuels add heat to the atmosphere [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] int2 [INFER] int11: burning fossil fuels add carbon dioxide and heat to the atmosphere