A household in what states uses energy the most?

00073-450x337Grade level: 3rd – 5th grades

Skills: Bar graph

Related environmental issues: Energy

Area level: National

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The bar graph on the right shows how much energy is used at a typical household in 5 states in a year.

 

1.Fill in an ordinal number. A household in Texas uses the ______ largest energy on average.

2.On average, a household in California uses about _____ % of energy that a household in New York.

a.40

b.60

c.80

3.On average, a household in which state uses more than twice as much energy as a household in Florida?

Source: US Energy Information Administration

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Answer keys

  1. third
  2. c
  3. Illinois