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Food is shipped thousands of miles throughout our country using various types of transportation such as trucks, planes, and boats. Food availability would be most affected by a shortage in which of the following energy sources? Coal Natural gas Petroleum Water power

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The correct answer for this would be the third option: PETROLEUM. So when food is  shipped thousands of miles throughout our country using various types of transportation such as trucks, planes, and boats, food availability would be most affected by a shortage of PETROLEUM. Petroleum is the energy that is used to operate trucks, planes and boats. Hope this answers the question.

Answer: Petroleum

Explanation:

Petroleum is a fossil fuel. It is also called as crude oil. It is a yellowish black liquid that can be found beneath the earth crust. It is a highly combustible fuel and generates lot of heat energy necessary for running the vehicle. It is the most commonly used fuel for shipping, and road transportation of goods and services. It helps the vehicles to run for long and covering the large distance.

The food availability would be affected by the shortage in absence of petroleum.

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