The line graph compares how Americans use six different energies from 1980 to 2030, a period of 50 year. This report was taken in 2008 and it is measured in quadrillion units.
The line graph compares energy consumption in the USA over a 50-year period.
the popular energies
the most popular sources of energy
which beat the largest amount of consuminginduring the whole period
The following over period
What do you mean by "the following period" in this graph?
although petrol and oil energies reached the largest number of consuming in 35 quadrillion units
which were around one-seventh of the corresponding figure for petrol and oil consumption
Moreover, petrol oil and natural gas followed the samea similargraphic trend
which was a gradual increase following 15 years at just under 40 and 25 quadrillion units
, both of which experienced a gradual increase throughout the next 15 years.
In any case
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