**PLATO QUESTION, PLEASE ANSWER CORRECTLY**
Instructions: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
This graph compares growth measures and emissions between 1980 and 2014.
The graph labeled __ shows that pollution control methods are having a positive effect in the United States. The proof is trend ___ in this graph, with the percentage drop over this period reaching ___%.
First blank options:
A. aggregate emissions
B. energy consumption
C. population
D. vehicle miles traveled
Second blank options:
A. a decreasing
B. an increasing
C. an unchanging
Third blank options:
A. -63
B. 0
C. 17
D. 147