Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Ocean water pulls sand off of beaches - Ocean water breaks rocks off of cliffs - Ocean water carries sand and rocks into the ocean - Sand and rocks go to other land or the bottom of the ocean.
Answer: Ocean waves hit land

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Water seeps into the remains - Minerals dissolved in the water form crystals - Crystalized minerals cause the remains to harden - The minerals form a fossil.
Answer: An organism dies

Question: 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.
Answer:
An animal eats a lot of food to fatten up