HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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gasoline
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coal
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wood
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peat
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the steam engine, steam was produced by heating the water using coal. This steam was used in trains as fuel. Hence the source of steam is water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Steam engines use hot steam from boiling water to drive a piston (or pistons) back and forth. The movement of the piston was then used to power a machine or turn a wheel. To create the steam, most steam engines heated the water by burning coal.
Detailed explanation-3: -The volume of water expands as it turns to steam inside the boiler, creating a high pressure. The expansion of steam pushes the pistons that connect to the driving wheels that operate the locomotive. Coal or oil are the fuels used for heating the water (coal is shown in the diagram).