Question

As steel replaced iron, people also began looking for new fuels. Which of the following fuels became popular in the late nineteenth century?



A.


wood


B.


petroleum


C.


coal


D.


nuclear energy

Answer 1

do you have any reading materials for this? coz' i don't know anything about this..

Answer 2

i don't have any reading materials that's why i need help

Answer 3

i'm trying to search it on the internet, but if i can't find it, sorry. but i'm still trying..just give me a sec.

Answer 4

Wood has been popular for millenia, so you can rule that out. Nuclear energy is a recent invention, so you can also ignore that.

That leaves coal and petroleum. Coal gained widespread use during the Industrial Revolution, which lasted from the last 1700s (18th century) to early 1800s (19th century).

For that reason, I'm leaning towards petroleum. Petrol really took off in the 20th century, but it started to gain attention long before that. It seems that the first refineries appeared around the 1850s or so, growing in size and importance over time.

Answer 5

for me i think it's wood because it says here: http://www.connerprairie.org/learn-and-do/indiana-history/america-1800-1860/19th-century-charcoal-making.aspx
coal started during the first half of the nineteenth century

but @Someguyfromcrowd has point also.. i'm not sure..

Answer 6

petroleum