Line Graph-U.S. Energy Consumption by Fuel
Vocabulary Answers
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details fuel consumption shows how much of a fuel source is used
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that petrol and oil overall fuel for cars and industry
dominant fuel sources most used kinds of energy
followed by coal after that the black rock that comes from mining
natural gas a kind of fuel source
more distantly by renewable energies further behind by cleaner sources
varieties different kinds of
are expected to continue rising with the exception of hydropower will keep going up but not with energy from dams
remain stable overall stay the same by the end of the period
stood at was at the level of
before a slight dip with minor fluctuations around falling down a little with erratic rises and falls near
until approximately reaching the point around
From that point on after that
steadier rise begins going up consistently starts
anticipated to reach nearly expected to get to almost
by far the greatest data point in the chart the biggest number in the whole image
considerably lower much less
displayed broadly similar trends almost the same pattern
began the period at started at
Over the following years the next years
figures data
erratic fluctuating
relative positions where they stand in comparison
switched several times changed position a few times
separate itself go off in a different direction
predicted to finish around expected to end at
cleaner energy sources not polluting kinds of energy
less significant not as important
nuclear from radioactive sources
by the end of the projections at the time the graph finishes predictions
slightly lower a little less
near almost at
underwent minor fluctuations to finish around experienced ups and downs and ended near