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.
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The pie charts illustrate the changes in the composition of the USA's
energy
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sources in 1980 and 1990.
Overall
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, dominating both years'
energy
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sources, oil claimed the lion's
share
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, exhibiting a noteworthy downsurge over the decade shown.
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, the
share
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of nuclear
power
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had doubled during a period of ten years,
while
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the
share
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of hydroelectric
power
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remained unchanged. Looking at 1980, the oil commanded the largest slice of pie at 42%,
then
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fell to 33% in the following decade.
Conversely
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, 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
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accounted for 5% in 1980, before rising to 10% in 1990, showcasing the greatest growth among other items over 10 years.
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, the
share
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of coal in the composition of
energy
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sources in the USA witnessed a small increase of 5% from 22% in 1980 to 27% in 1990.
However
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, the hydroelectric
power
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remained the same at 5% as the smallest source of
energy
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in the USA between 1980 and 1990.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "furthermore".
Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, share, power with synonyms.
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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