Question: A fold observed in layers of sedimentary rock most likely resulted from the
Answer: converging of crustal plates.
Hypothesis: the fold observed in layers of sedimentary rock resulted from the covergence of crustal plates
Supporting facts: sent1: observe means see sent2: faulting of rock in earth 's crust causes earthquakes sent3: earth 's plates means tectonic plates sent4: a collision is a kind of convergence sent5: the convergence of tectonic plates is a kind of event sent6: if an event changes something then that event causes that change sent7: a crustal plate means a tectonic plate sent8: magma is a kind of hot rock sent9: to cause an event means to make that event more likely sent10: colliding is a kind of touching sent11: earthquakes are most common along tectonic plate boundaries sent12: being pushed together is similar to colliding sent13: a fold is observed in layers of sedimentary rock sent14: if something is caused by something else then that something resulted from that something else sent15: earthquakes folding rock layers causes older rock to be on top of younger rock sent16: a result of something is evidence of that something sent17: sedimentary rock is a kind of rock sent18: ice wedging is when ice causes rocks to crack by expanding in openings sent19: a layer of something is similar to a part of something sent20: sedimentary rocks are formed in layers sent21: due to means caused by sent22: sedimentary rocks are made of small particles sent23: sediment means deposited materials sent24: the subduction of one tectonic plate causes accretion on the subducted tectonic plate sent25: the collision of tectonic plates changes the order of the rock layers by compressing rock layers into faults and folds
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] the collision of tectonic plates changes the order of the rock layers by compressing rock layers into faults and folds [AND] a collision is a kind of convergence [INFER] int1: the convergence of tectonic plates changes the order of rock layers by compressing rock layers into faults and folds [BECAUSE] the convergence of tectonic plates is a kind of event [AND] if an event changes something then that event causes that change [INFER] int2: if the convergence of tectonic plants changes something then it causes that change [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [INFER] int3: the convergence of tectonic plates causes the order of rock layers to change by compressing rock layers into faults and folds [BECAUSE] sedimentary rock is a kind of rock [AND] sedimentary rocks are formed in layers [INFER] int4: sedimentary rock is a kind of rock with layers [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int4 [INFER] int5: the convergence of tectonic plates causes the order of layers in sedimentary rock to change by compressing the layers into faults and folds [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] a fold is observed in layers of sedimentary rock [INFER] int6: the fold observed in layers of sedimentary rock is caused by the covergence of tectonic plates [BECAUSE] int6 [AND] a crustal plate means a tectonic plate [INFER] int7: the fold observed in layers of sedimentary rock is caused by the covergence of crustal plates [BECAUSE] int7 [AND] if something is caused by something else then that something resulted from that something else [INFER] int8: the fold observed in layers of sedimentary rock resulted from the covergence of crustal plates