This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solar Energy – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar Energy Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sunlight that hits Earth near the poles is more ..... out and, therefore, the climate tends to be cooler in those places. A) Bounced. B) Absorbent. C) Spread. D) Absorbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spread. 2. Solar (or PV) cells are made of many individuals cell stacked together, and these are made of materials called ..... A) Solarductors. B) Diodes. C) Electrometals. D) Semiconductors. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Semiconductors. 3. The sun is best suited for solar use in what part of the United States? A) Southwest. B) North. C) Northeast. D) It is the same throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Southwest. 4. Transfer of energy when molecules bump into each other through contact. Heat is passed directly from hot to cold A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Convection. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduction. 5. Edmond Becquerel, a French physicist, was the first to realize that sunlight could produce an electric current in A) 1939. B) 1839. C) 1989. D) 1889. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1839. 6. Where would you put a solar panel? A) On your house. B) Where sunlight can reach it. C) Throw it into the sun. D) On your window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where sunlight can reach it. 7. In active solar power what device might you use to heat a building? A) A thermal collector. B) A photon. C) A solar sail. D) A photovoltaic cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thermal collector. 8. Instead of using coal and other fossil fuel generators what else could we use? A) Less generators. B) Solar panels to supply electric power. C) Less coal. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar panels to supply electric power. 9. Changes in the ..... at which sunlight strikes Earth causes the seasons. A) Temperature. B) Intensity. C) Angle. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Angle. 10. Which material absorbs the most solar radiation? A) Blacktop on a playground. B) Water. C) Wood. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blacktop on a playground. 11. What kind of solar heating uses no mechanical components to move the heat around? A) Passive. B) Electric. C) Active. D) Reactive. E) Retroactive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive. 12. Conduction can only occur between two objects when- A) One object is less dense than the other. B) Both objects are in physical contact with each other. C) One of the objects is made of a metal. D) Both objects are exactly the same temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both objects are in physical contact with each other. 13. In this layer of the atmosphere, the temperature gets colder as it goes up. A) Exosphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Thermosphere. D) Troposphere. E) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Mesosphere. 14. The value of solar constant is approximately ..... A) $ 1367Wm^{-2}$. B) $ 1867Wm^{-2}$. C) $ 1100Wm^{-2}$. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $ 1367Wm^{-2}$. 15. Who can Claim the Solar Energy ITC? A) Homeowners that have purchased or leased a solar system. B) Homeowners with more than 40k taxable household income that have Leased a solar system. C) Homeowners with more than 40k taxable household income that have purchased a solar system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Homeowners with more than 40k taxable household income that have purchased a solar system. 16. What happens in the event the utility has a power outage? Will the Solar system work? A) Yes, The system is self-efficient. Its not currently grid-tied. B) The system will not generate power when the utility is out, even if the sun is shining. C) The system is gried-tied therefore it will provide energy to the utily provider when their power is out. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The system will not generate power when the utility is out, even if the sun is shining. 17. What percentage of its output do solar panels produce when cloudy? A) 30%. B) 10 to 25 %. C) 0%. D) 100%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 10 to 25 %. 18. The electricity generated from a solar panel is fed into the electricity grid using ..... A) Inverters. B) Panels. C) Semiconductors. D) Wires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inverters. 19. In a solar heating panel ..... energy is converted to ..... A) Radiant (solar), electrical. B) Electrical, thermal. C) Thermal, radiant (solar). D) Radiant (solar), thermal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radiant (solar), thermal. 20. Which of these is a disadvantage of solar energy? A) A solar system is costly. B) Solar systems are weather dependent. C) Solar energy storage is expensive. D) Solar energy is associated with pollution. The materials used to create solar systems are hazardous and rare. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 21. What happens when you burn fossil fuels A) It pollutes the air. B) It makes the air better. C) It does nothing to the air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It pollutes the air. 22. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into A) Heat. B) Light. C) Motion. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electricity. 23. What limitation occurs when using this infographic to support the topic of conserving the Amazon? (RI.3.7) A) They may only focus on one side or one detail of the argument. B) They focus on all sides of the argument, which confuses readers. C) They may provide too much information to readers. D) They may only focus on one detailed evidence of the argument. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They may only focus on one side or one detail of the argument. 24. In the term "photovoltaic cell, " what can you infer about the prefix "photo-? " A) It refers to electricity. B) It refers to heat. C) It refers to light. D) It refers to motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It refers to light. 25. Which of the following cities would most likely make use of concentrating solar power plants? A) New York, New York. B) Phoenix, Arizona. C) London, UK. D) Seattle, Washington. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phoenix, Arizona. 26. The nuclear power plant uses energy produced during ..... to generate electricity. A) Electrochemical reactions. B) Nuclear reactions. C) Thermal reactions. D) Chemical reactions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuclear reactions. 27. Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in? A) Stratosphere. B) Thermosphere. C) Troposhphere. D) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposhphere. 28. A form of energy with wavelengths that are longer than visible light. You cannot see this, but you can feel the heat. A) Infrared. B) Ultraviolet. C) Visible light. D) All three mentioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infrared. 29. How much does it cost for soalar panels A) 3, 000-10, 000. B) 1, 000-1, 000, 000. C) 100-500. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3, 000-10, 000. 30. Photovoltaic Solar power is different than other electrical production sources because it A) Does not require a turbine to produce electricity. B) It is a renewable energy source. C) It does not produce carbon dioxide. D) It can be used to produce electricity or thermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Does not require a turbine to produce electricity. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolar Energy Quiz 1Solar Energy Quiz 2Solar 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