<h2>What happens for elements larger than iron to be created? </h2>
- Neutron-capture inside stars is the primary source of elements heavier than iron, while there are other minor contributors (cosmic ray spallation, radioactive decay). They are not just produced by supernovae, but also by other stars.
Fossils are the remains or impression of the dead animals and plants that lived in the past.
You forgot to add the answers but a non living factor that could contribute could be something like temperature.
In the case of liquid droplets, including water, surface tension is the factor, which is accountable for their shapes and configuration. Though can easily be malformed, the droplets of water seem to be pulled into a spherical shape due to the cohesive forces of the surface layer.
In the non-existence of other forces, involving gravity, the drops of almost all the liquids would be almost spherical.
