Question

read the original and improved research questions. original: what is the relationship between natural resources and the industrial revolution? improved: how did coal contribute to the industrial revolution in pittsburgh in the 1880s? which of the basic question words helped improve this research question? select four options. how what when where why

Explanation:

The original question is broad. The improved question specifies "how" coal contributed (method - how), "when" in the 1880s (time - when), "where" in Pittsburgh (place - where). Also, the focus on coal is a more specific "what".

Answer:

A. how
B. what
C. when
D. where