alleryWhich fossil fuel enabled the Industrial Revolution when first used widely in steam engines?
ACoal fuel
BNatural gas
CGasoline
DKerosene
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Coal fuel
1. Before the late 18th century, windmills, watermills and wood supplied energy.
2. Wide-scale use of coal, and later petroleum, in steam engines enabled the Industrial Revolution.
3. Gasoline came after the internal combustion engine.
_Source: Wikipedia, Fossil fuel, Importance_
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