[Q]: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The water freezes and thaws - Cracks form in the rocks - Cracks also form when rocks heat up - The rocks slowly break down.
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[A]: Water seeps into rocks

input: Please answer the following: What is the missing first step of the following process: - These pores are called stomata - Water is absorbed by the roots and passes through vessels in the stem on its way to the leaves - Chlorophyll absorbs the sun's energy - It is this energy that is used to split water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen - Oxygen is released from the leaves into the atmosphere - Hydrogen and carbon dioxide are used to form glucose or food for plants.
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output: Carbon dioxide from the air passes through small pores (holes) in the leaves

Please answer this: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Animals gain weight - The season changes to one with bad (cold, snowy) weather - Animals find a place to hibernate - Animals enter a type of 'sleep' (hibernation) - Body processes slow down - The animal's heart rate and breathing rate slow - The animal loses weight more slowly than usual - The animal is able to survive not eating or drinking without hurting itself -
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Answer: Animals eat a lot during good (warm, clear) weather

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - Egg is produced after fertilziation - Mother sits on egg until it hatches - Bird Hatches - Grows up - Flee the next - Starts family - Dies.

A: Two birds meet each other

Problem: Given the question: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The coal is broken down to a smaller material - The coal particles mix with hot air and move in to a boiler - Water in the boiler is pumped and produces steam with the coal - Steam powers turbine blades, which magnetically charge wire coals - The water returns back in to its chamber and the process is repeated -
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The answer is:
A type of coal must be chosen before the heating can start

Problem: What is the missing first step of the following process: - The aluminum is collected - Taken to a treatment plant - The aluminum is sorted and cleaned ready for reprocessing - The aluminum is re-melted - Turned into molten aluminum - The aluminum is made into large blocks called ingots - The ingots are sent to mills to be rolled out - The rolled out product is made into new aluminum products.

A:
The consumer throws aluminum cans and foil into a recycle bin