[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The sediment breaks down into small particles - Wind or water picks up the sediment - The sediment travels along the same route as the wind or water - The sediment is deposited at new locations by the wind or water - The sediment is picked up again by new wind or water - The sediment travels further - The sediment is deposited again in a new place.
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[A]: Sediment settles in a place due to gravity

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The fertilized egg, now a zygote, travels to the uterus - The zygote implants in the uterus - The zygote becomes an embryo - The embryo becomes a fetus - The fetus grows for approximately 9 months - The woman gives birth to a baby - The baby grows into a child - The child becomes an adult - The adult mates with another adult -
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output: A sperm and egg meet inside a woman's fallopian tube

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The energy causes the fault lines give way - The earth's plates move - The energy radiates outward from the fault in all directions - The seismic waves shake the earth as they move through it.
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Answer: Energy builds up in the crust of the earth

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The plant roots begin to grow - Break apart the rock - The plant acids dissolve parts of the rock - The rocks are broken into more and more pieces - Erosion starts to occur.

A: A plant grows near or on a rock

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water freezes into ice - The cracks expand - Over time the rocks split - The rocks are now in smaller pieces.
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The answer is:
Water gets into cracks in rocks

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The sediment breaks down into small particles - Wind or water picks up the sediment - The sediment travels along the same route as the wind or water - The sediment is deposited at new locations by the wind or water - The sediment is picked up again by new wind or water - The sediment travels further - The sediment is deposited again in a new place.

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Sediment settles in a place due to gravity