WorksheetsChapter 21 Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
By the late 1800's what was oil mostly made into
a)
provide light
b)
thick, sticky substance
c)
kerosne
d)
Texas coal
2.
What was the name of the gusher that produced about 100,000 barrells of oil
a)
spindletop
b)
Corsicana
c)
Barret
d)
Cullivan
3.
What does refinery mean???????????
a)
To make the oil
b)
To not judge something
c)
A building to make something
d)
a building equipped to refine or process products such as oil, metals, or sugar
4.
How did the discovery of oil change Texas.
a)
Texas' economy was wrenched from its rural, agricultural roots and flung headlong into the petroleum and industrial age.
b)
It was good for Texas
c)
The coal demand went down
d)
all of the above
5.
Who drilled the first oil well in Texas
a)
Lyne T. Barret
b)
Corsina Spindletop
c)
Goose Creek
d)
Herandos do slo's
6.
What does estimate mean
a)
to provide a guess for an unknown quantity
b)
To guess
c)
To think about
d)
Rounding something
7.
What helped Elpaso's population grow
a)
The mining and refining of copper, lead, gold, and silver
b)
Minerals helped it grow big and strong
c)
Jobs brought in people
d)
The amount of opertunites
8.
Who reaped most of the benefit of the oil
a)
Houston
b)
El Paso
c)
Galvestion
d)
Austin
9.
How much of Texas's population grew between 1900 and 1920
a)
6 million to 9 million
b)
2 million to 5 million
c)
3 million to 4.6 million
d)
1.5 million to 2.8 million
10.
what does prospect mean
a)
To inspect the prospect of something
b)
the possibility that something will happen in the future.
c)
to understand the concept
d)
none of the above
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