Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The dishwasher is closed - The dishwasher heats water to a hotter temperature - The dishwasher directs water toward the dishes through jets - The dishwasher adds detergent - The dirty water drains out - The dishwasher sprays more water to rinse the dishes off - The water drains out again - The dishwasher directs warm air toward the dishes to dry them - The dishes can be removed.
A: Dirty dishes are placed in the dishwasher

Question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Recycling trucks pick up the items that are able to be reused - The recyclable items travel to a recycling plant - The items are sorted by what they are made of - The items are broken down into small parts - The small parts are melted to make new raw parts - The raw parts are sold to manufactures to make new items.
Answer: Items that can be reused are placed into recycling containers

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The items are sorted - Trash is removed from everything else - Goes to a landfill - The items go into a baler machine for each kind of material - They come out as bales - The bales are shipped to manufacturers to use to make products.
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[A]: Items are collected

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Heating element heats water - Pump forces water up in pipes connected to spinning paddles - The forced water makes paddles spin like a sprinkler - Water comes out of small holes in paddles - Water is collected and used again until dishes are clean - Water is drained through a filter - Filter collects particles of food - Water was so hot that it evaporates for dry dishes.
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output: Cold water taken in through a hose to the bottom

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The rocky area has a higher elevation than the surrounding areas - Water from precipitation falls in the area - The water forms a stream - The stream flows towards lower elevation - The stream becomes a river - The river continues to flow along the same path for a long time - The river erodes the rocky area that it touches - The eroded area cuts deeply into the rock.
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Answer: A large rocky area is formed

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