The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in the 1980s and the 1990s. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the changes which occurred.

The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in the 1980s and the 1990s. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the changes which occurred.
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The two pie charts compare five primary
sources
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of energy which were used in the US between the 1980s and the 1990s.
Overall
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, oil and natural gas were the most prevailing
sources
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in the US over the 10-year period, but there were downward trends for them.
On the other hand
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, coal and nuclear power witnessed increased tendencies.
To begin
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with oil,
this
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was one of the most common
sources
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of energy in the US resulting in
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making
up 42% in the first year. After a decade the source of oil fell significantly to 33%.
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, by 1990 natural gas had ranked
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second
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which dropped by 1%. Regarding the source of nuclear power was 10% in 1990, which was double that of 1980.
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, there had been unchanged for the source of hydroelectric power of 5% for 10 years. The
sources
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of coal surpassed natural gas leading to the second position in the US in the final year, with 27% of it
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Vocabulary: Replace the words sources with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • sources of energy
  • predominant
  • renewables
  • nuclear
  • significant increases
  • significant decreases
  • technological advancements
  • policy changes
  • trends
  • overall
  • preference
  • shifts
  • implications
  • future energy landscape
  • decades
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