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 pie charts illustrate the changes in the composition of the USA's
energy
sources in 1980 and 1990.
Overall
, dominating both years'
energy
sources, oil claimed the lion's
share
, exhibiting a noteworthy downsurge over the decade shown.
Furthermore
, the
share
of nuclear
power
had doubled during a period of ten years,
while
the
share
of hydroelectric
power
remained unchanged. Looking at 1980, the oil commanded the largest slice of pie at 42%,
then
fell to 33% in the following decade.
Conversely
, over the period shown, the consumption of natural gas experienced a decrease of a meagre 1%. In the same period, the use of nuclear
power
accounted for 5% in 1980, before rising to 10% in 1990, showcasing the greatest growth among other items over 10 years.
Furthermore
, the
share
of coal in the composition of
energy
sources in the USA witnessed a small increase of 5% from 22% in 1980 to 27% in 1990.
However
, the hydroelectric
power
remained the same at 5% as the smallest source of
energy
in the USA between 1980 and 1990.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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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