This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solar Energy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar Energy Quiz 1 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who made COOKIT the first panel type solar cooker box? A) Darwin and Wallace. B) Orville and Wilbur. C) Kerr and Cole. D) Ogburn and Thomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kerr and Cole. 2. The sun produces energy by ..... A) Nuclear fusion. B) Nuclear fission. C) Nucleus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nuclear fusion. 3. Which of the following transforms an energy resource into electrical energy, and is a technology with no negative environmental impacts? A) 1 and 2 only. B) 2 and 3 only. C) 4 only. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of these. 4. How do solar panels produce energy? A) The sun gods cry on the panels. B) Using the photovoltaic effect. C) Using the sun's heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using the photovoltaic effect. 5. Electricity is the movement of: A) Atoms. B) Electrons. C) Protons. D) Photons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electrons. 6. Which source creates the most direct pollution? A) Wind Power. B) Burning fossil fuels. C) Hydrolectric Energy. D) Solar Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burning fossil fuels. 7. When was the first solar panel created? A) 1945. B) 2000. C) 1930. D) 1941. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1941. 8. How Much Electricity Comes From Solar Energy? A) 2.3%. B) 2.6%. C) 2.5%. D) 2.7%. E) 2.4%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2.7%. 9. What is the photovoltaic effect? A) Process of converting sunlight into electricity. B) Process of converting kinetic energy into electricity. C) Process of creating photons from voltage. D) Process of creating light from electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process of converting sunlight into electricity. 10. Who discovered solar cells? A) Jan Czochraiski. B) Charles Fritts. C) Albert Einstein. D) Edmund Becquerel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Edmund Becquerel. 11. Which state generates the most utility-scale solar power? A) Florida. B) Texas. C) California. D) Arizona. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) California. 12. Passive thermal system ..... A) Has pumps to circulate heat carrying fluids. B) Has fans to circulate heat carrying fluids. C) No moving parts, rely on design features to capture the sun's rays. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No moving parts, rely on design features to capture the sun's rays. 13. What is Solar energy source? A) Rain. B) Water. C) $^{Ocean}$. D) Flowing water. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) None of the above. 14. Is solar energy renewable A) When it feels like it. B) No. C) Yes. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 15. In which of the following equipment do we use solar cells? A) Traffic signals. B) Calculators. C) Artificial satellite. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Dark-colored clothing ..... more radiant energy, so it feels warmeron a sunny day than light-colored clothing. A) Absorbs. B) Spread. C) Absorbent. D) Bounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absorbs. 17. How much of the sun's energy in an area can be converted to electricity by a photovoltaic cell? A) 50-55 percent. B) One to two percent. C) 15-20 percent. D) 25-30 percent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15-20 percent. 18. The author's way of looking at or thinking about something is the: A) Rebuttal. B) Author's purpose. C) Counterclaim. D) Point of view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point of view. 19. The temperature inside the solar cooker ranges from? A) 500-100$^ \circ$C. B) 70-80$^ \circ$C. C) 100-140$^ \circ$C. D) 150-200$^ \circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100-140$^ \circ$C. 20. What is the most abundant resource on Earth? A) Solar Power. B) Water Power. C) Wind Power. D) The Power of Grayskull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar Power. 21. Sun burn is caused by this A) Infrared. B) Ultraviolet. C) Visible light. D) All three mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ultraviolet. 22. Drawback to Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) A) Is usually low maintenance because they use simple technologies. B) Needs a very large area-land use concerns. C) Some have no moving parts (passive system). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs a very large area-land use concerns. 23. The layer of atmosphere that extends to about 50km from Earth's surface A) Exosphere. B) Mesosphere. C) Stratosphere. D) Exosphere. E) Troposphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stratosphere. 24. A solar cell produces ..... by using light energy from the sun. A) Electricity. B) Oil. C) Solids. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity. 25. The different system types of Concentrating Solar Energy are: A) Photovoltaic, Thin-film PV, & Concentrating PV. B) Active Solar Systems & Passive Solar Systems. C) Parabolic trough, Power tower, Linear reflector, & Dish engine. D) Passive solar cooling & Passive solar heating. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parabolic trough, Power tower, Linear reflector, & Dish engine. 26. Heat from the sun is caused by this A) Infrared. B) Ultraviolet. C) Visible light. D) All three mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infrared. 27. One disadvantage to both Solar and Wind energy is A) Difficult to store the energy in batteries. B) The sun will run out soon. C) They both create pollutants. D) The electricity from them is not as strong as regular electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult to store the energy in batteries. 28. What are the most common photovoltaic cells used today? A) Organic cells. B) Polymer cells. C) Plastic cells. D) Crystalline silicon cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crystalline silicon cells. 29. My parents use an ..... sponge to wash the dishes, but myfriend's family uses a cloth rag. A) Bounced. B) Spread. C) Absorbs. D) Absorbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorbent. 30. Drawback of using solar PV A) Only makes electricity when the sun shines. B) Can make electricity both night and day. C) Only creates electricity at night. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only makes electricity when the sun shines. Next →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolar Energy Quiz 2Solar Energy Quiz 3Solar Energy Quiz 4Solar Energy Quiz 5Solar Energy Quiz 6Solar Energy Quiz 7Solar Energy Quiz 8Solar Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books