The two main graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in 1980 and 1990.

The two main graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in 1980 and 1990.
The two pie charts provide information about the USA’s main
source
of
power
from 1980 to 1990.
Overall
, Oil made up the largest
source
of
energy
in the USA,
while
hydroelectric
power
and nuclear
power
were the least in the 10-year period.
However
, Oil and natural gas experienced a decrease,
whereas
coal and nuclear
power
increased. In 1980, the major
source
of
energy
was oil accounting for 42%,
nevertheless
, it fell significantly to 33% in 1990, but it stayed the main
source
of
energy
for the United States.
In addition
, Natural gas made up 26% of the
energy
sources at the beginning of the period, and it dropped to 25% in 1990. Whilst, hydroelectric
power
remained constant throughout the period at 5%.
On the other hand
, coal made up less than one quarter as an origin of
energy
in 1980, but it rose by 5% in 1990 making it the second main
source
of
energy
in the USA reaching 27%.
Although
nuclear
power
was one of the least
energy
sources in 1980, it experienced a rise to 10%
at the end
of the given year.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words source, power, energy with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Energy consumption
  • Non-renewable resources
  • Renewable resources
  • Fossil fuels
  • Petroleum
  • Natural gas
  • Coal
  • Nuclear power
  • Hydroelectricity
  • Percentage change
  • Megawatts (MW)
  • Gigawatts (GW)
  • Sustainable
  • Environmental impact
  • Energy policy
  • Industrial
  • Domestic usage
  • Energy shift
  • Energy mix
  • Decade comparison
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