Interpretation: Energy sources used in the United States that have declined the most in the last 150 years need to be determined. Also, the energy sources that have increased the most need to be determined.
Concept introduction: Over millions of years, energy contained in petroleum molecules is received by plants and simple animals who consume energy from sun. This energy is used to create molecules.
Answer to Problem 40A
Wood is an energy source that is used in United States and it has declined the most in the last 150 years. Nuclear processes and petroleum have increased most.
Explanation of Solution
Usage of wood as a kind of energy has declined in last couple of hundred years whereas petroleum and nuclear have increased.
Future energy sources that required environmental, climatic, and supply factor consideration. There are many possible sources of energy such as solar, synthetic fuel, nuclear processes, wind, biomass, etc.
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