input: Please answer the following: - Falls onto the ground - The acid rain starts scouring rocks - Destroys vegetation - The lack of vegetation alters the surrounding environment. What might be the first step of the process?
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output: Acid rain is produced by chemicals that reach into the atmosphere

Please answer this: - The sound waves hit an object - Echoes are produced - The echo returns to the bat's ears - The bat hears the echo - The bat can figure out where the object is located. What might be the first step of the process?
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Answer: The bat sends out sound waves from their mouth or nose

Problem: - The seeds are dispersed by wind, animals, etc - The seeds reach the ground - Grow into new trees - These new trees produce seeds - The process repeats itself over and over - What might be the first step of the process?

A: A tree produces seeds

Problem: Given the question: - The rain seeps into the wood surface - It permeates the wood - When rain evaporates it leaves the wood - It takes the finish of the wood with it - The wood begins to lose it's luster - It begins to look bad - It has pieces of paint missing from the rain - It gets worse when it rains - It eventually will have no paint left. What might be the first step of the process?
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The answer is:
Rain falls on wood

input question: - The bird collects bits of sticks and grass - The sticks and grasses are placed between support branches - Leaves, mud and spider webs are added to the sticks - The mud, leaves and webs glue the sticks together - The solid nest supports the eggs - What might be the first step of the process????
output answer: A bird picks a spot high spot, often in a tree

input question: - The water tank over the boiler is heated - Creates steam - The steam is funneled to the piston - Piston uses the steam as energy - The piston causes the crankshaft to move. What might be the first step of the process????
output answer:
Coal is heated in the boiler