Question: Two tectonic plates pushing toward each other cause intense heat and pressure in Earth's crust. Into which will crust material be changed by heat and pressure?
Answer: metamorphic rock
Hypothesis: two tectonic plates pushing toward each other changes the earth's crust material into metamorphic rock
Supporting facts: sent1: alteration means change sent2: crustal plate means tectonic plate sent3: the formation of metamorphic rock is a sequential process, with stages of rock being compacted, heated, recrystallized sent4: rock is a kind of material sent5: the continental crust mainly is made of granite sent6: exposure to extreme heat and pressure changes igneous rock into metamorphic rock sent7: two tectonic plates pushing toward each other cause intense heat and pressure in earth's crust sent8: heating means adding heat sent9: intense can mean extreme sent10: the crust is a layer of the earth sent11: temperature changing can cause phase changes sent12: granite is a kind of igneous rock sent13: the formation of metamorphic rock is a stage in the formation process of rock cycle sent14: continental crust is a kind of crust sent15: metamorphosis means complete metamorphosis sent16: basalt is a kind of igneous rock sent17: oceanic crust is a kind of crust sent18: heat energy can change the state of matter sent19: earth 's surface is made of rock sent20: increasing heat causes thermal expansion sent21: the crust is made of different kinds of crust sent22: the oceanic crust mainly is made of basalt sent23: heat means the transfer of thermal energy sent24: heat means heat energy sent25: the collision of tectonic plates changes the order of the rock layers by compressing rock layers into faults and folds
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] granite is a kind of igneous rock [AND] the continental crust mainly is made of granite [INFER] int1: the continental crust is mainly made of igneous rock [BECAUSE] basalt is a kind of igneous rock [AND] the oceanic crust mainly is made of basalt [INFER] int2: the oceanic crust is mainly made of igneous rock [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: continental and oceanic crust are mainly made of igneous rock [BECAUSE] continental crust is a kind of crust [AND] oceanic crust is a kind of crust [INFER] int4: continental and oceanic crust are kinds of crust [BECAUSE] the crust is a layer of the earth [AND] the crust is made of different kinds of crust [INFER] int5: the earth's crust is made of different kinds of crust [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: the earth's crust is made of continental and oceanic crust [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int6 [INFER] int7: the earth's crust is mainly made of igneous rock [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] rock is a kind of material [INFER] int8: the material of earth's crust is mainly igneous rock [BECAUSE] int8 [AND] exposure to extreme heat and pressure changes igneous rock into metamorphic rock [INFER] int9: exposure to extreme heat and pressure changes the material of earth's crust into metamorphic rock [BECAUSE] int9 [AND] intense can mean extreme [INFER] int10: exposure to intense heat and pressure changes the material of earth's crust into metamorphic rock [BECAUSE] int10 [AND] two tectonic plates pushing toward each other cause intense heat and pressure in earth's crust [INFER] int11: two tectonic plates pushing toward each other changes the earth's crust material into metamorphic rock