GK
INVENTIONS
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Question
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Before Steam power was invented, what were the early power sources of the Industrial Revolution?
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Electricity
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Nuclear
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Gasoline
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Wind and Water
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Solar Power
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The coal-fired steam engine was in many respects the decisive technology of the Industrial Revolution. Steam power was first applied to pump water out of coal mines.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the major technological changes that began during the Industrial Revolution was replacing water, wind, human, and animal power by machine power. This first occurred in the development of the steam engine. The steam engine was originally developed to pump water out of coal and metal mines.
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