Question

Virginia’s mineral resources are vast, varied, and extremely important to the economy and business of the state. They come from raw rock and mineral deposits that are mined. Virginia’s most significant mineral deposits include: limestone, granite, sand, gravel, and coal, which is the most important mineral resource in the state. Of the nation’s twenty-five coal-producing states that reported domestic production totaling 774 million short tons in 2017, Virginia ranked twelfth with a 1.7 percent share of the total. Many Virginia industries and individuals depend on the mineral resources of the state, including: transportation, manufacturing, farming, art, science, construction, and the mining industry,

Many industries rely on coal production. Among the fossil fuels, coal is the most widely used fuel in:
Responses

A heating homesheating homes

B glass productionglass production

C gasoline productiongasoline production

D electricity generation

Answer 1

D **electricity generation**