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Changes in Texas

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was the first oil well discovered?

a)

Electra

b)

Spindletop

c)

Dallas

d)

Amarillo

2.

Natural oil is also called....

a)

natural gas

b)

gasoline

c)

kerosene

d)

petroleum

3.

Who was drilling when oil was discovered?

a)

Pattillo Higgins

b)

Captain Anthony Lucas

c)

Edwy Brown

d)

Henry Ford

4.

In the beginning, Spindletop produced how much of the state's total oil?

a)

20%

b)

34%

c)

94%

d)

75%

5.

A factory that cleans and produces oil into products such as gasoline and kerosene is a ...

a)

gas station

b)

refinery

c)

hospital

d)

windmill

6.

Which is NOT a way oil was used?

a)

to run tractors

b)

to make pavement

c)

to build houses

d)

to run factories and machines

7.

How is natural gas made?

a)

from rocks and sand

b)

from petroleum

c)

from oil

d)

from the remains of dead animals and plants

8.

The oil boom brought many Texans to live an ______ life, or life in the city.

a)

urban

b)

sad

c)

rural

9.

__________ is a group of businesses that make a type of product or provide a type of service.

a)

manufacture

b)

refinery

c)

industry

d)

factory

10.

What was created in 1920 because of the "car boom"?

a)

horns

b)

gas stations

c)

more wheels

d)

traffic laws and signs