Question

the average amount of energy used by each person is called per capita energy use. to calculate per capita energy use, divide energy use by the population. per capita energy use can increase or decrease depending on how energy use and population change:

• per capita energy use increases when energy use increases faster than the population. this can happen when technologies that use energy, such as cars and electronic devices, become more common.
• per capita energy use decreases when the population increases faster than energy use, usually because people use less energy to do the same activities.

complete the statement.
between 1965 and 2015, per capita energy use ________.
increased decreased

Explanation:

From 1965 to 2015, technologies like cars and electronic devices became more common. As per the given information, when energy - using technologies become more common, energy use increases. If energy use increases faster than population (which was the case as energy - intensive technologies spread), per capita energy use increases.

Answer:

increased