Question: If a tall tree falls over in a crowded forest, which resource becomes available to the surrounding plants?
Answer: sunlight
Hypothesis: if a tree falls then sunlight becomes available to the surrounding plants
Supporting facts: sent1: large canopies / trees block sunlight from reaching the ground sent2: as an object falls , the potential energy of that object will decrease sent3: if the energy is reflected before being absorbed , then the energy will be lost sent4: to receive sunlight means to absorb sunlight sent5: a tree falling in a forest creates a hole in a forest canopy sent6: if sunlight is blocked from an area then that area lacks sunlight sent7: if a living thing dies then the resources used by that living thing will become available sent8: a plant light is used for help plants by mimicking sunlight sent9: daylight is when the sun shines on a location sent10: darkness has a negative impact on photosynthesis sent11: sunlight shining means sunlight is provided sent12: a plant requires soil for survival / to grow sent13: if an object / something is in the sunlight then that object / that something will absorb solar energy sent14: intensity of sunlight is similar to amount of sunlight sent15: a required resource being low in availability has a negative impact on the something that requires that resource sent16: disrupting something from reaching something else decreases the availability of that something sent17: light can not travel through an opaque object sent18: a hole is a kind of opening sent19: a tree requires sunlight to grow sent20: if something causes a process then that something is required for that process sent21: a forest canopy is a kind of opaque object sent22: sunlight means solar energy sent23: if a tree falls then that tree is dead sent24: sunlight is a kind of light sent25: light can travel through an opening
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] light can not travel through an opaque object [AND] sunlight is a kind of light [INFER] int1: sunlight can not travel through an opaque object [BECAUSE] sunlight is a kind of light [AND] light can travel through an opening [INFER] int2: sunlight can travel through an opening [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a hole is a kind of opening [INFER] int3: sunlight can travel through a hole [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int3 [INFER] int4: sunlight can travel through a hole in an opaque object [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] a forest canopy is a kind of opaque object [INFER] int5: sunlight can travel through a hole in a forest canopy [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a tree falling in a forest creates a hole in a forest canopy [INFER] int6: a tree falling in a forest allows sunlight to travel through that forest's canopy [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] large canopies / trees block sunlight from reaching the ground [INFER] int7: a tree falling in a forest allows sunlight to reach the ground in some areas [BECAUSE] if a tree falls then that tree is dead [AND] if a living thing dies then the resources used by that living thing will become available [INFER] int8: if a tree falls then the resources used by that tree will become available [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] a tree requires sunlight to grow [INFER] int9: if a tree falls then the sunlight that was used by that tree will become available [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] int9 [INFER] int10: if a tree falls then sunlight becomes available to the surrounding plants