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3 years ago

Where did the oil industry begin in the South in 1901?

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vivado [14]3 years ago

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EASTERN TEXAS

Gusher signals start of U.S. oil industry. On this day in 1901, a drilling derrick at Spindletop Hill near Beaumont, Texas, produces an enormous gusher of crude oil, coating the landscape for hundreds of feet and signaling the advent of the American oil industry.

Nina [5.8K]3 years ago

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The industrial revolution began in the mid-to-late 18th century starting in Western Europe, namely England. Inventions such as the flying shuttle, water frame and power loom made mass production of textiles possible and became the first step toward the industrial revolution.

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2 years ago

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b) Heating and cooling - 2) Type of physical weathering

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d) Oxidation - 3) Type of chemical weathering

Explanation:

a) Mass wasting is defined as the slope movement which causes the downslope of soil, sand, and rock under the influence of the force of gravity. So, mass wasting causes landslides and other collapses due to slope movement.

b) Heating and cooling or temperature changes is a type of physical weathering. Rocks expand at high temperatures (Hot) and contracts at lower temperature (Cool).

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d) Oxidation is a type of chemical weathering. Oxidation is defined as the reaction of a substance with oxygen, when oxygen reacts with rocks and soil, it forms oxides which result in weathering.

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b) Heating and cooling - 2) Type of physical weathering

c) Dust bowl - 1) Severe farmland erosion

d) Oxidation - 3) Type of chemical weathering

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