What is the missing first step of the following process: - The animal finds or builds a suitable place to hibernate where they can stay warm and protected - The animal moves into their den - Their heart rate and breathing slow down to conserve energy - They emerge from the den when the weather is warming up again.
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Answer: An animal eats a lot of food to fatten up

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water will turn into water vapor - Collect the water vapor - Allow the water vapor to cool - The water vapor will turn into liquid water - The salt will be separated from the water.
A: Boil salt water

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - They are buried under layers of soil - Pressure builds over time - The remains liquefy - The carbon atoms rearrange to become a new substance.
Answer: Plants and animals long ago died

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Water is poured into the well of the machine - A filter is placed in the basket - Ground coffee is measured into the filter - Turning on the machine starts the water heating - The hot water rises up - The water drops into the ground coffee - The hot water passes through the grounds - The coffee drips into the pot from the basket.
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[A]: The coffee pot is filled with water

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The magma cools - Particles inside the magma move closer together - Crystals are formed - The crystals contain minerals.
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output: Magma comes up to the surface of the earth

What is the missing first step of the following process: - Cover the pot with a slightly too large cover - Place a larger pot under the first - Heat water to evaporation - Water vapor will collect on the lid - Drip into the second pot as fresh water - Salt is left behind in the original pot.
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Answer:
Place the water in a pot