Question: A student heated a pan of soup on a stove. While stirring the soup with a metal spoon, the student noticed the spoon became very warm. What is the most likely reason the spoon became warm?
Answer: Heat from the soup was transferred to the spoon.
Hypothesis: heat in the soup transferring to the metal spoon causes the spoon to become hot
Supporting facts: sent1: if something hot is exposed to the air , then the heat will transfer to the air sent2: if heat is absorbed from a source then that heat source will cool sent3: when metal conducts heat , that metal expands sent4: a metal spoon is used to stir the soup sent5: if something is heated on a stove, that thing will become hot sent6: soup is a kind of substance sent7: if a body part was burned then that body part was exposed to a lot of heat energy sent8: friction occurs when two object 's surfaces move against each other sent9: if one object absorbs more energy than another object , then the object will be warmer sent10: if a hot object / substance is exposed to / touches a cold object / substance then that object / that substance will likely cool sent11: moving an object from a cool place to a warm place causes the object 's temperature to increase sent12: if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid sent13: if an object touches something then one is exposed to that something sent14: heat means the transfer of thermal energy sent15: if a thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor will become hot / warm sent16: thermal conduction is when materials conduct heat through those materials through collision of particles sent17: soup is a kind of liquid sent18: absorbing energy causes objects / materials / substances to heat sent19: a pan of soup is heated on a stove sent20: a hot substance is a source of heat sent21: if heat is transferred to an object , then the object will get hot sent22: thermal energy is a kind of energy sent23: a material 's response to heating and cooling can be used to study that material 's thermal properties sent24: thermal conduction is when heat flows from warmer object to cooler object sent25: metal is a thermal / thermal energy conductor
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] if a spoon is used to stir a liquid then that spoon is touching that liquid [AND] if an object touches something then one is exposed to that something [INFER] int1: if a spoon is used to stir a liquid, then the spoon is exposed to the liquid [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] soup is a kind of liquid [INFER] int2: if a spoon is used to stir soup, the the spoon is exposed to the soup [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] a metal spoon is used to stir the soup [INFER] int3: the metal spoon is exposed to the soup [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] metal is a thermal / thermal energy conductor [INFER] int4: the metal spoon being exposed to the soup is an example of a thermal conductor being exposed to the soup [BECAUSE] a pan of soup is heated on a stove [AND] if something is heated on a stove, that thing will become hot [INFER] int5: the pan of soup will become hot [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a hot substance is a source of heat [AND] soup is a kind of substance [INFER] int6: the pan of soup will become a source of heat [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] int6 [AND] if a thermal conductor is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor will become hot / warm [INFER] int7: the metal spoon in the soup will become hot [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] if heat is transferred to an object , then the object will get hot [INFER] int8: heat in the soup transferring to the metal spoon causes the spoon to become hot