TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given two statements. The task is to output whether a given textual premise, i.e. Statement 2, entails or implies a given scientific fact, i.e. Statement 1. The output should be 'entails' if Statement 2 supports Statement 1 and should be 'neutral' otherwise.
PROBLEM: Sentence 1: The speed of a wave through connected harmonic oscillators depends on the distance between them, the spring constant, and the mass. Sentence 2: Example A damped simple harmonic oscillator has a mass of 0.25kg attached to a spring with stiffness 85 N.m -1 and a small damping constant 0.07 kg.s -1 .

SOLUTION: neutral

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: Prokaryotes were the first living things to evolve on earth. Sentence 2: Prokaryotes were here first , appearing very soon after Earth had cooled enough for life to survive.

SOLUTION: entails

PROBLEM: Sentence 1: A supervolcano that may have killed all but 10,000 humans resulted in volcanic winter phenomenon, lasting up to a decade. Sentence 2: Volcanic gases may carry toxic elements that can kill humans and animals and acids that can harm vegetation and corrode metal.

SOLUTION:
neutral