Consider the “Energy Production and Use” figure from the U.S. Department of Energy, posted on BB....

Consider the “Energy Production and Use” figure from the U.S. Department of Energy, posted on BB.
1. What is the largest source of energy in the U.S.?
2. What fraction of the total U.S. energy production is represented by nuclear energy?
3. What fraction of the total U.S. energy use is for transportation?
4. What fraction of renewable energy production in the U.S. is used in the industrial sector?
5. What fraction of our petroleum is for uses other than transportation?
6. Which sector(s) rely on petroleum for more than half of their total energy need?
7. If our production of coal is suddenly halted, which sector is hardest hit? By what fraction is the capacity of that sector be reduced?
8. If our production of natural gas is suddenly halted, by what fraction would total energy use for the residential and commercial sector be reduced?

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