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.

[EX Q]: Why should plants be included in investigations about the water cycle?  
 (A) Plants speed up the water cycle by removing carbon from the air. (B) Plants start the water cycle when they make water in photosynthesis. (C) Plants are part of the water cycle through the process of transpiration. (D) Plants stop the water cycle because they absorb it and stop the flow to streams.
[EX A]: C

[EX Q]: A geologist finds a layer of shale near the surface from a certain time period. Nearby, the geologist finds the same layer of shale, but it is deeper underground than the first layer. What might have caused the difference in the depth of the shale layer?  
 (A) a meteorite (B) a fault (C) ancient fossils (D) animal life
[EX A]: B

[EX Q]: What is the most prominent land feature formed by the convergence of the Indo-Australian and Eurasian plates?  
 (A) China (B) Australia (C) Ural Mountains (D) Himalaya Mountains
[EX A]:
D