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Annual energy use is measured in quads, a unit of energy that corresponds to a quadrillion (1015) BTU. In this activity, study the pie graph, and then answer the questions that follow.

Japan uses an average of 21 quads of energy each year. Calculate the energy used in quads for each source of energy in the pie chart.

Annual energy use is measured in quads, a unit of energy that corresponds to a quadrillion-example-1
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Japan is used for 21 and China is used for 12
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Part a = The energy used by Japan from petroleum and other liquids is 44% of the total energy consumption. Let x be the amount of energy used by Japan in the form of petroleum and other liquids.

x = 44/100 x 21 quads

x = 9.24 quads

The amount of energy that Japan uses from other sources can be similarly calculated. The distribution is 4.62 quads of natural gas, 5.67 quads of coal, 9.24 quads of petroleum, 0.84 quads of hydropower, 0.21 quads of nuclear energy, and 0.42 quads of energy from other renewables.

Part b = The United States used 97.5 quads of energy in 2013 and had a population of 316.5 million people. The average energy use per million people in the United States can be calculated in this way:

average us energy use = total energy use/population

average us energy use = 97.5/316.5

average us energy use = 0.30 quads per million people

In Japan, a population of 127 million people used a total of 21 quads of energy. So the average energy use per million people in Japan can be calculated in this way:

average energy use for Japan = total energy use/population

average energy use for Japan = 21/127

average energy use for Japan = 0.16 quads per million people

The United States used approximately 0.30 quads of energy per million people and Japan used about 0.16 quads of energy per million people.

Part c = Fossil fuels are distributed unevenly because their formation requires precise conditions that aren’t found everywhere. For fossil fuels to form, they need to be subjected to anoxic (lacking oxygen) conditions that allow for great pressure, such as those found beneath the ocean floor.

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