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The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below gives information from a 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projections until 2030. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph illustrates six different
energy
 sources of
energy
consumption
 in the United States from 1980 and 2013, and projected
consumption
 to 2030.
It is clear that
 petrol and oil are the domain
energy
 sources and
expected
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are expected
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 to rise in the future.
By contrast
, hydropower, nuclear and solar/wind consume the lowest amount of
energy
 from 1980 and
expected
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are expected
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 to hold steady in the coming years. The other two sources of
energy
, coal and natural
gas
, have similar
energy
consumption
 over the period. In 1980,
the
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apply
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petrol and oil was the main source of
energy
 in the US, consuming 35
quadrillion
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quadrillions
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 (
q
) units.
Despite
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, there was a bit
fluctuation
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of fluctuation
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 from 1980 to 2000. But after that, the
consumption
 increased
consistent
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consistently
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 and is
assume
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 to
inclined
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be inclined
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 to 45q in 2030.
In
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On
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the other
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other hand
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another hand
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, hydropower, nuclear and solar/wind was
in
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at
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 the same level in 1980, which
lower
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was lower
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 than 5q. The use of Nuclear raised a bit to 5q after 1985. The other two
were slightly fluctuates
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were slightly fluctuated
were slightly fluctuating
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 around 5q.
Overall
, all three flatten out the period in projection.
Consumption
 of
energy
of
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from
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 coal and natural
gas
maintain
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maintains
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 its
second
 and
third
 position throughout the period. In 1980, the
used
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use
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 of coal (16q) is lower than natural
gas
 (20q).
However
, coal increased its
consumption
 in 1990 ,
then
 it plateaued for the
next
 5 years, after which, it started to ascend. It is predicted that the
consumed
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consumption
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 of coal may surpass natural
gas
 in 2030,
add-up
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add up
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 to nearly 30q.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, consumption, gas, q with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
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