This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solar Energy – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar Energy Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The first induction stove was designed by A) Prestige Corporation. B) BWX Technologies. C) Enercon. D) Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Westinghouse Electric Corporation. 2. Where do the majority of our rare earth stores come from? A) America. B) Germany. C) Canda. D) China. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) China. 3. REWA SOLAR PLANT WAS INNAUGRATED ON A) 10 TH JULY. B) 21 TH JULY. C) 12 TH JULY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10 TH JULY. 4. Which of the following information is not true about solar power? A) The initial cost is expensive. B) It is environment friendly. C) Can be used to power watches, street lights, and chargers. D) It requires little space. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It requires little space. 5. What is a disadvantage of wind turbines? A) They pollute the air. B) They do not pollute. C) They produce noise and may harm some animals. D) They are "green" energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They produce noise and may harm some animals. 6. How many years can solar power plants last? A) 40 years. B) 50 years. C) 23 years. D) 10 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40 years. 7. ..... is a measure of the reflective characteristics of the Earth's surface. A) Greenhouse Effect. B) Proxy. C) CFC. D) Albedo Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Albedo Effect. 8. Rainbow demonstrates this A) Infrared. B) Ultraviolet. C) Visible light. D) All three mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Visible light. 9. What legally binding international treaty on climate change did Trinidad sign, that will allow for the reduction of greenhouse gases? A) Montreal Protocol. B) MARPOL. C) Paris Agreement. D) Kyoto Protocol on Carbon Dioxide Emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paris Agreement. 10. Who invented solar energy? A) A.E Becquerel. B) Neil Armstrong. C) Inventor Karl Benz. D) Benjamin Franklin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A.E Becquerel. 11. What is the amount of energy required to free an outer shell electron from its orbit to a free state? A) Band gap. B) Electron volt. C) Wavelength. D) Photovoltaic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Band gap. 12. Thermal energy flows from locations of ..... to ..... A) Low precipitation; high precipitation. B) North; south. C) Earth; sun. D) High temperature; low temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High temperature; low temperature. 13. Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer that moves- A) Through empty space. B) In the motion of fluids. C) When objects touch. D) Only through solids. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through empty space. 14. Solar energy is a ..... resource. A) Wasteful. B) Non-renewable. C) Generated. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Renewable. 15. Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy? A) Biomass. B) Solar. C) Wind. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 16. ..... are gases in the atmosphere that absorb the energy of infrared light. A) Greenhouse gases. B) Helium and argon. C) Nitrogen and neon. D) Solar gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenhouse gases. 17. What is solar power powered by? A) Sky. B) Clouds. C) Solar panels. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar panels. 18. The large number of solar cells are connected together to generate electricity is called as A) Solar cell. B) Solar cooker. C) Solar panel. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar panel. 19. Wood is called as A) Energy source. B) Biogas. C) Biomass. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biomass. 20. About how many volts does one solar cell produce? A) 5. B) 1.5. C) 1. D) .5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) .5. 21. The reason the author is writing is the: A) Claim. B) Author's purpose. C) Point of view. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Author's purpose. 22. What is equal to the amount of energy gained by an unbound electron as it accelerates through an electrostatic difference on one volt? A) Electric charge. B) Joule. C) Coulomb. D) Electron volt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electron volt. 23. Which material is not needed for your solar car project? A) Popsicle stick. B) Battery. C) Solar panel. D) Water bottle cap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Battery. 24. The Earth's major source of energy is- A) The wind. B) Wood. C) The sun. D) Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 25. The author's response to conflicting viewpoints is: A) Rebuttal. B) Author's purpose. C) Claim. D) Counterclaim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rebuttal. 26. Which answer choice BEST explains why the author wrote this article? (RI.2.6) A) To Inform about why solar energy is great. B) To explain advantages and disadvantages of solar energy. C) To Inform about the importance of solar energy. D) To inform about the advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To inform about the advantages and disadvantages of using solar energy. 27. What do you call the area where sun light is collected in Solar Power plants? A) Sun Roof. B) Generator. C) Solar Panel. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar Panel. 28. Solar Power station is fueled by A) Petrol. B) Sun rays. C) Air. D) Fossil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun rays. 29. I am a renewable energy source, everywhere the sun shines, converted into heat and electricity, often collected by panels on rooftops A) Solar. B) Natural gas. C) Coal. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar. 30. Active thermal system ..... A) Use mirrors to direct the sun's rays. B) Use pumps or fans to circulate heat carrying fluids. C) Has no moving parts and relies on design features to capture sun's heat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use pumps or fans to circulate heat carrying fluids. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolar Energy Quiz 1Solar 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