You are given a science question (easy-level) and four answer options (associated with "A", "B", "C", "D"). Your task is to find the correct answer based on scientific facts, knowledge, and reasoning. Do not generate anything else apart from one of the following characters: 'A', 'B, 'C', 'D'. There is only one correct answer for each question.

Q: One of the main causes of acid rain is  
 (A) Waste from nuclear power plants (B) Spills from chemical manufacturing plants (C) Gases from burning fossil fuels (D) Gases from aerosol spray cans

A: C
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Q: Researchers are developing new types of crop plants with desirable characteristics such as disease resistance and drought tolerance. Crossing plants so that the next generation will express desirable traits is best described as  
 (A) selective breeding. (B) natural selection. (C) genetic engineering. (D) gene sequencing.

A: A
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Q: Which geologic feature most likely forms when an oceanic tectonic plate is slowly subducted beneath a continental tectonic plate?  
 (A) ocean trench (B) mid-ocean ridge (C) continental hot spot (D) continental rift valley

A:
A
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