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.
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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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
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to
inclined
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to 45q in 2030.
In
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On
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other 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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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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to nearly 30q.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, consumption, gas, q with synonyms.
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