ariesutiono/entailment-bank-v3 huggingface dataset:
Question: Which of these activities is used to conserve water?
Answer: planting crops that survive in droughts
Hypothesis: planting crops that survive in droughts is a kind of activity that conserves water
Supporting facts: sent1: an example of conservation is avoiding waste sent2: crops are a kind of edible plant for eating sent3: survive means live sent4: survival means to survive sent5: preventing something decreases the amount of that something sent6: to help / to benefit means to be of use sent7: a plant is a kind of organism sent8: a organisms require water for survival / to grow sent9: helping something has a positive impact on that something sent10: a plant requires water to grow sent11: water is a kind of natural resource sent12: a drought is a kind of natural event sent13: planting crops is a kind of activity sent14: a drought is a kind of slow environmental change sent15: when available resources decrease in an environment , organisms have to conserve those resources sent16: dry and hot weather for a long time can cause drought sent17: drought is when available water decreases in an environment sent18: low precipitation lasting for a long time can cause drought sent19: to conserve means to not change sent20: decreasing something negative has a positive impact on a thing sent21: survive means live sent22: as the amount of rainfall increases in an area , the amount of available water in that area will increase sent23: lack of moisture in the air causes low amounts of rainfall sent24: if a crop requires less water then that crop will survive in a drought sent25: planting crops is synonymous with growing crops
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] crops are a kind of edible plant for eating [AND] a plant is a kind of organism [INFER] int1: a crop is a kind of organism [BECAUSE] water is a kind of natural resource [AND] a organisms require water for survival / to grow [INFER] int2: water is a kind of natural resource that organisms require to survive [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] when available resources decrease in an environment , organisms have to conserve those resources [INFER] int3: when water decreases in an environment, organisms have to conserve water to survive [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] drought is when available water decreases in an environment [INFER] int4: organisms have to conserve water to survive in a drought [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int4 [AND] if a crop requires less water then that crop will survive in a drought [INFER] int5: crops that survive in droughts can conserve water [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] planting crops is a kind of activity [INFER] int6: planting crops that survive in droughts is a kind of activity that conserves water
Question: A family installs a new heating system in their home. Which is the most desirable result of the new heating system?
Answer: decreasing the amount of energy used
Hypothesis: a desirable result of a new heating system is decreasing the amount of energy used
Supporting facts: sent1: using less of a resource means conserving that resource sent2: losing energy decreases the efficiency of an object / of a system sent3: using less of a resource has a positive impact on the resource sent4: to reduce means to decrease sent5: to use less of something means decreasing the use of something sent6: being used for is similar to providing sent7: as a resource is used less , the an electric bill is will decrease sent8: a heating system is a kind of energy resource sent9: an impact is a kind of result sent10: renewability is a property of resource and includes values of renewable / nonrenewable sent11: energy is used for heating a building by a heating system sent12: the transfer of energy decreases usable energy sent13: if something is required for something else then that something allows that something else sent14: as the use of something decreases , the use of the source of that something will decrease sent15: as a system / device grows old , the amount of energy will used by the system / device will increase sent16: a homeowner is a kind of human sent17: old is the opposite of new sent18: something positive is desirable sent19: energy is a kind of resource sent20: increase means more sent21: to lower means to decrease sent22: if something with the same function as something else is being used then the use of that something else decreases sent23: as the use of a resource decreases , the length of time that resource being available will increases sent24: using less resources usually causes money to be saved sent25: using less of a resource increases the availability of that resource
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] energy is used for heating a building by a heating system [AND] as a system / device grows old , the amount of energy will used by the system / device will increase [INFER] int1: as a heating system grows old, the amount of energy used by that heating system will increase [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] old is the opposite of new [INFER] int2: if a heating system is newer then the amount of energy used by that heating system will decrease [BECAUSE] something positive is desirable [AND] using less of a resource has a positive impact on the resource [INFER] int3: using less of a resource has a desirable impact on the resource [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] an impact is a kind of result [INFER] int4: using less of a resource is a kind of desirable result for that resource [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] to use less of something means decreasing the use of something [INFER] int5: decreasing the use of a resource is a kind of desirable result for that resource [BECAUSE] int5 [AND] energy is a kind of resource [INFER] int6: decreasing the use of energy is a kind of desirable result for an energy resource [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] int6 [AND] a heating system is a kind of energy resource [INFER] int7: a desirable result of a new heating system is decreasing the amount of energy used
Question: Which of these can be recycled in an attempt to conserve resources?
Answer: aluminum
Hypothesis: aluminum can be recycled
Supporting facts: sent1: aluminum is a kind of matter sent2: to conserve means to not change sent3: waste has a negative impact on the environment sent4: ability is a property of things and includes ordered values of able / unable / can / cannot sent5: helping something has a positive impact on that something sent6: renewability is a property of resource and includes values of renewable / nonrenewable sent7: recyclable means a material can be recycled / reused many times sent8: recycling means using over again sent9: recycling means reusing sent10: replacement means something that is replaced sent11: recycling is similar to reusing sent12: recycling reduces / decreases the amount of waste sent to landfills sent13: an example of conservation is avoiding waste sent14: including means containing sent15: to recycle means return sent16: all living and nonliving materials are made of elements sent17: can means having the ability to sent18: an object is made of its parts sent19: if something is made of something / a material then that something contains that something / that material sent20: replace means change from one thing into another sent21: replacing is similar to recycling sent22: a metal can is a kind of waste sent23: using less of a resource has a positive impact on the resource sent24: material means substance sent25: aluminum is recyclable
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] aluminum is recyclable [AND] recyclable means a material can be recycled / reused many times [INFER] int1: aluminum can be recycled
Question: Gasoline for cars is produced from fossil fuels. Using gasoline can most likely lead to which environmental problem?
Answer: global warming
Hypothesis: gasses released during the use of gasoline causes global warming
Supporting facts: sent1: many vehicles emit pollution into the air sent2: carbon dioxide can be found in the air sent3: vehicles usually require gasoline to operate sent4: greenhouse gases building up can cause global warming sent5: oil is a kind of substance / matter sent6: oil is a kind of pollutant sent7: producing is similar to causing sent8: an automobile is a kind of vehicle sent9: burning fossil fuels increases the carbon in the atmosphere sent10: water vapor is a kind of greenhouse gas sent11: gases released during the use of fossil fuels causes global warming sent12: the greenhouse effect is when carbon in the air heats a planet 's atmosphere sent13: operating an automobile usually requires fossil fuels sent14: using a car causes pollution sent15: oil is a kind of fossil fuel sent16: the emission of something is when something is added into the atmosphere sent17: a cause of something is a reason for that something sent18: a car is a kind of automobile sent19: where something comes from is a source of that something sent20: if something comes from something else then that something else is a source of that something sent21: fossil fuels have high potential energy sent22: co2 means carbon dioxide sent23: most means over 50% of something sent24: fossil fuels are a nonrenewable resource sent25: oil is a source of gasoline
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] oil is a kind of fossil fuel [AND] oil is a source of gasoline [INFER] int1: gasoline is kind of fossil fuel [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] gases released during the use of fossil fuels causes global warming [INFER] int2: gasses released during the use of gasoline causes global warming
Question: Many scientists theorize that global warming will melt the polar ice caps. What would most likely happen if the polar ice caps melted?
Answer: Ocean levels would increase.
Hypothesis: ice caps melting causes ocean water levels to rise
Supporting facts: sent1: as the surface area of a body of water increases , evaporation of that body of water will increase sent2: increase means more sent3: water level is similar to ocean level sent4: bodies of water are located on the surface of the earth sent5: temperature rise means temperature increase sent6: melting is when solids are heated above their melting point sent7: to add means to increase sent8: cycles of freezing and thawing water cause ice wedging sent9: global warming is a kind of environmental problem sent10: temperature is a measure of heat energy sent11: ocean temperatures change slowly sent12: as the amount of water in a body of water increases , the water levels will rise / increase especially at the edge of that body of water sent13: if glaciers melt , then the melting glacial ice will be freshwater sent14: oceans transfer more heat than the continents sent15: worldwide temperature means atmospheric temperature sent16: ice is found in arctic environments sent17: glaciers moving causes mechanical weathering sent18: an ocean is a kind of body of water sent19: the arctic ocean is a kind of ocean sent20: a glacier is made of a large buildup of ice / snow sent21: the continental shelf is a part of the ocean sent22: ice caps are located in earth 's poles sent23: amount of water in a body of water increases by ice caps melting sent24: melting means matter / a substance changes from a solid into a liquid by increasing heat energy sent25: when water freezes , that water expands
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] as the amount of water in a body of water increases , the water levels will rise / increase especially at the edge of that body of water [AND] amount of water in a body of water increases by ice caps melting [INFER] int1: ice caps melting causes the water levels of bodies of water to rise [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] an ocean is a kind of body of water [INFER] int2: ice caps melting causes ocean water levels to rise
Question: If a wooded area is cleared and corn is planted, what will MOST likely happen?
Answer: Animal habitats will be destroyed.
Hypothesis: clearing a wooded area causes animal habitats to be destroyed
Supporting facts: sent1: clearing an area is a kind of method for changing an area sent2: preventing something decreases the amount of that something sent3: an environment means an area sent4: if a plant is planted / growing somewhere then that plant is located there sent5: a tree is a kind of habitat sent6: a plant requires a habitat for survival sent7: humans moving in an environment usually causes native species to lose their habitats sent8: a wooded area contains lots of trees sent9: a wooded area is a kind of forest sent10: clearing a forest is similar to deforestation sent11: fire causes harm to trees / to forests / to living things sent12: an animal requires a habitat for survival sent13: animals / living things live and feed in their habitats / near their habitats sent14: humans changing an environment causes animal populations to decrease in that environment sent15: a field is a kind of habitat sent16: if a habitat can no longer support animals then those animals will move to another area sent17: harming an environment causes harm to the living things / to the organisms in that environment sent18: if a living thing is destroyed then the resources used by that living thing will become available sent19: organisms can be found in their habitats sent20: humans changing an environment sometimes causes that environment to be destroyed sent21: harming an animal species causes that animal 's population to decrease sent22: humans eat crops sent23: clearing a forest means humans cutting down the trees sent24: a forest is a kind of environment sent25: destroying a forest means cutting down the trees in that forest
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a forest is a kind of environment [AND] a wooded area is a kind of forest [INFER] int1: a wooded area is a kind of environment [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] humans changing an environment sometimes causes that environment to be destroyed [INFER] int2: humans changing a wooded area causes that wooded area to be destroyed [BECAUSE] int2 [AND] clearing an area is a kind of method for changing an area [INFER] int3: clearing a wooded area causes that wooded area to be destroyed [BECAUSE] an animal requires a habitat for survival [AND] a tree is a kind of habitat [INFER] int4: a tree is a kind of animal habitat [BECAUSE] int4 [AND] a wooded area contains lots of trees [INFER] int5: a wooded area contains lots of animal habitats [BECAUSE] int3 [AND] int5 [INFER] int6: clearing a wooded area causes animal habitats to be destroyed
Question: Some birds live in a forest. If many of the trees in the forest are cut down, the shelter for the birds will
Answer: decrease
Hypothesis: cutting down trees in a forest causes the shelter for birds in that forest to decrease
Supporting facts: sent1: an ecosystem is a kind of habitat sent2: an organism 's shelter is a part of that organism 's environment sent3: humans changing an environment causes animal populations to decrease in that environment sent4: habitat destruction causes animals to move to find shelter in another habitat sent5: loss of resources has a negative impact on the organisms in an area sent6: removing forests means removing animal habitats sent7: humans changing ecosystems / environments usually has a negative impact on an ecosystem / organisms living in an ecosystem sent8: cutting down a forest means cutting down the trees in that forest sent9: if a living thing is destroyed then the resources used by that living thing will become available sent10: clearing a forest means humans cutting down the trees sent11: as population of predators increases , the population of prey will decrease in an environment sent12: animals / living things live and feed in their habitats / near their habitats sent13: removing a forest means cutting down a forest sent14: as a resource required by an organism decreases , the population of that organisms will decrease sent15: organisms / living things live in their habitat / their home sent16: humans moving in an environment usually causes native species to lose their habitats sent17: to reduce means to decrease sent18: humans changing animal habitats usually causes harm to those animals sent19: decreasing use of a resource protects that resource sent20: removing a forest means cutting down the trees in that forest sent21: a tree is a source of shelter / food for birds / animals in an ecosystem sent22: cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest sent23: if the amount of available food and water decreases in an environment then animals may leave that environment to find food and water sent24: when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat sent25: humans changing an environment sometimes causes that environment to be destroyed
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] a tree is a source of shelter / food for birds / animals in an ecosystem [AND] cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest [INFER] int1: cutting down trees in a forest causes the shelter for birds in that forest to decrease
Question: Which of these is most likely harmful to an ecosystem?
Answer: Building new homes in a wetland
Hypothesis: humans building homes in a wetland has a negative impact on a wetland and organisms living in the wetland
Supporting facts: sent1: an example of protecting the environment is creating protected areas sent2: loss of land has a negative impact on the residents in an environment sent3: when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat sent4: if something has a negative impact on something else then increasing the amount of that something has a negative impact on that something else sent5: decreasing use of a resource protects that resource sent6: loss of resources has a negative impact on the organisms in an area sent7: humans moving in an environment usually causes native species to lose their habitats sent8: if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals sent9: a natural ecosystem contains native living things only sent10: humans building homes in an ecosystem causes that ecosystem to change sent11: if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed sent12: organisms can be found in their habitats sent13: a wetland is a kind of ecosystem sent14: a nature preserve is a kind of habitat sent15: negative impacts on organisms / species will decrease the population of the organisms / the species sent16: humans changing ecosystems usually has a negative impact on an ecosystem / organisms living in an ecosystem sent17: harming an animal species causes that animal 's population to decrease sent18: humans changing an environment sometimes causes that environment to be destroyed sent19: an environment means an area sent20: destroying animal habitats has a negative impact on an ecosystem sent21: an ecosystem contains nonliving things sent22: animals / living things live and feed in their habitats / near their habitats sent23: if an animal 's / organisms habitat no longer exists / ceases to exist then that animal / that organism will die sent24: habitat is similar to environment sent25: objects in an environment are a part of that environment
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] humans building homes in an ecosystem causes that ecosystem to change [AND] humans changing ecosystems usually has a negative impact on an ecosystem / organisms living in an ecosystem [INFER] int1: humans building homes in an ecosystem has a negative impact on an ecosystem and organisms living in the ecosystem [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] a wetland is a kind of ecosystem [INFER] int2: humans building homes in a wetland has a negative impact on a wetland and organisms living in the wetland
Question: The snowshoe hare was once common in Maryland. In 1986, researchers in the state noted that the snowshoe hare was no longer found in Maryland. Which statement best explains why the snowshoe hare is no longer found in Maryland?
Answer: Housing developments have replaced fields.
Hypothesis: building house developments causes the snowshoe hare no longer to be found in the field
Supporting facts: sent1: replace means change from one thing into another sent2: an environment is a kind of place sent3: when an animal moves away from an area then the population of that animal decreases in that area sent4: organisms can be found in their habitats sent5: if the habitat of an animal is replaced, then that animal will not be found in that place sent6: decreasing something negative has a positive impact on a thing sent7: destroying animal habitats has a negative impact on an ecosystem sent8: animals / living things live and feed in their habitats / near their habitats sent9: housing developments are build in a field sent10: if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals sent11: if something used to be in the past then that something has changed sent12: snowshoe hare lives in the field sent13: a house is a kind of home sent14: habitat is similar to environment sent15: a field contains soil sent16: farming decreases animal habitats sent17: if a habitat can no longer support animals then those animals will move to another area sent18: when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat sent19: area is similar to location sent20: no longer means used to be sent21: building housing developments usually requires replacing animal habitats sent22: a snowshoe hare is a kind of animal sent23: an environment means an area sent24: soil is usually part of an environment sent25: as population of predators increases , the population of prey will decrease in an environment
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] building housing developments usually requires replacing animal habitats [AND] if the habitat of an animal is replaced, then that animal will not be found in that place [INFER] int1: building housing developments will cause the animal lives in that habitat no longer to be found [BECAUSE] snowshoe hare lives in the field [AND] a snowshoe hare is a kind of animal [INFER] int2: snowshoe hare is a kind of animal lives in the field [BECAUSE] int1 [AND] int2 [AND] housing developments are build in a field [INFER] int3: building house developments causes the snowshoe hare no longer to be found in the field
Question: Pesticides and fertilizers can help farmers to produce more crops. However, overuse of these chemicals can result in
Answer: environmental pollution
Hypothesis: pesticides and fertilizers are source of pollution
Supporting facts: sent1: harming an environment causes harm to the living things / to the organisms in that environment sent2: humans changing ecosystems / environments usually has a negative impact on an ecosystem / organisms living in an ecosystem sent3: humans eat crops sent4: controlling the amount of pollution is similar to reducing the amount of pollution sent5: polluting means something harmful / something poisonous is added in an environment causes harm in the environment sent6: a cause of something is a reason for that something sent7: waste has a negative impact on the environment sent8: fertilizers are a source of pollution sent9: adverse effect means negative impact sent10: water pollution is when humans pollute the environment with pollutants sent11: limiting a source of something tht has a negative impact on something else has a positive impact on that something else sent12: polluting means something poisonous is added to an environment sent13: if something has a negative impact on something else then increasing the amount of that something has a negative impact on that something else sent14: if crops are sprayed with something then that something will be on the crop 's surface sent15: a pesticide is used for protecting plants by killing insects sent16: as the amount of a source of something decreases , the amount of that something will decrease sent17: overuse is similar to depletion sent18: pollution is a source of pollutants sent19: eating food that contains pesticides can have a negative impact on the health of an animal sent20: human waste often causes harm to an environment sent21: damage has a negative impact on a thing sent22: destroying something causes harm to that something sent23: pesticides can cause pollution sent24: poisoning an environment means poisoning the organisms in that environment sent25: crops are a kind of edible plant for eating
Reasoning: [BECAUSE] pesticides can cause pollution [AND] fertilizers are a source of pollution [INFER] int1: pesticides and fertilizers are source of pollution