input question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The matter forms on the sea floor - Layers of sediment form above the matter compressing it - After many years the matter is compressed and heated - The result is that crude oil forms.???
output answer: Living organisms in the sea die

What is the missing first step of the following process: - Remove any ice cubes currently in the tray - Fill the tray with cold water - Ensure the tray is evenly filled to an appropriate level - Open the freezer - Place the tray in the freezer - Close the freezer door - Wait.
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Answer: Get the ice tray

Q: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Steam is produced under pressure - Flows into a turbine - The turbine spins - Creates electricity.
A: Coal is burned in a boiler

Question: 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.
Answer: Place the water in a pot

[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The shaft of the turbine spins - Shaft is connected to a generator - The generator uses the spins of the shaft to rotate a rotor - The rotor spins inside the core, which has magnets inside surrounded by wire loops inside - The spinning of the rotor in the core generates electricity -
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[A]: Wind passes the turbines and moves the blades

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Above the oven is a tank of water that is sealed - The tank of water begins to boil above the oven - A the water boils steam is created - The steam is denser than air so it needs a place to go - The steam is forced out of the tank and into a piston - The piston moves up - The valve of the piston closes - The valve on the next piston opens - The steam fills the next piston, driving it up, and the other one down -
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The answer is:
A fuel is heated in an oven