Which statement(s) about inventions during the Industrial Revolution are true ?
Correct answer: D. both A and C
- A. Hand labor became less common with the invention of power-driven machinery.
- B. Velcro replaced buttons and snaps.
- C. Steam, as opposed to wind and water, became a primary source of power.
- D. both A and C
Explanation
Industrialisation reduced reliance on hand labour through power-driven machinery, while steam became a major power source alongside and increasingly beyond wind and water. Velcro is a modern fastening invention and is unrelated to the Industrial Revolution.
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