USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
T/F:Natural resources, like coal, fossil fuels, & timber, play a significant role in the strength of the American industrial economy.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -These non-renewable fuels, which include coal, oil, and natural gas, supply about 80 percent of the world’s energy. They provide electricity, heat, and transportation, while also feeding the processes that make a huge range of products, from steel to plastics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since, both petroleum and coal is derived from fossilised organic remains, they are called fossil fuel. Hence, the given statement is true.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coal and petroleum are both fossil fuels because they were formed from the buried remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago.

Detailed explanation-4: -Natural resources are used to make food, fuel and raw materials for the production of goods. All of the food that people eat comes from plants or animals. Natural resources such as coal, natural gas and oil provide heat, light and power.

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