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Renewables and Nonrenewables
Convert the quads into percentages and make a pie chart showing how much U.S. energy in 2015 came from renewable sources and how much came from nonrenewable sources. Round to the nearest hundredth. (Q = quad or quadrillion British thermal units)
Petroleum*
35.603 Q = _____________ %
Natural Gas*
28.196 Q = _____________ %
Coal
15.549 Q = _____________ %
Uranium
8.337 Q = _____________ %
Biomass
4.734 Q = _____________ %
Hydropower
2.321 Q = _____________ %
Wind
1.777 Q = _____________ %
Geothermal and Solar
0.638 Q = _____________ %
Total Quad BTUs
_______ = _____________ %
* Includes Propane Š 2017 The NEED Project
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