This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solar Energy – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar Energy Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People can design or remodel to take advantage of the heat from the ..... during the winter A) Sun. B) Water. C) Wind. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 2. What is the process used to enhance the silicon in solar cells by mixing it with other elements? A) Depositing. B) Mixing. C) Doping. D) Smelting. E) Oxidation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doping. 3. What should help make solar energy a viable energy source in the future? A) More energy output from the Sun. B) Longer days. C) Improved efficiency of solar panels. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved efficiency of solar panels. 4. Which of the following is a drawback to using solar cells to produce electricity? A) Cost of the cells. B) It takes a lot of cells to produce energy. C) It is dependent on the weather. D) The amount of sunlight changes throughout the year. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 5. Solar Cells convert light energy into ..... energy. A) Nuclear. B) Mechanical. C) Electrical. D) Heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electrical. 6. The amount of solar radiation reaching the earth surface is called A) Insolation. B) Solar constant. C) Air mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insolation. 7. Solar cell converts solar energy into A) Light energy. B) Chemical energy. C) Thermal energy. D) Electrical energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrical energy. 8. What kind of energy are we talking about today? A) Mecanical Energy. B) I dont now. C) Other . D) Solar Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar Energy. 9. Which of the following is another name for solar cells? A) Active cells. B) Voltage cells. C) Photovoltaic cells. D) Passive cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Photovoltaic cells. 10. The amount of sunlight during the day depends on A) The time of day. B) Whether cloud cover is thin or heavy. C) The angle at which the sun's rays strike Earth's curved surface. D) How much light is reflected from the moon and combined with sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The angle at which the sun's rays strike Earth's curved surface. 11. Why is there growing concerns with greenhouse gas emissions and global warming? A) The sun will melt the earth. B) Common knowledge that humanistry's relince on fossil fuels as energy sources is gradually wrecking the ozone layer that protects the world from the less endearing powers of the sun. C) The greenhouse gases with effect the air. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Common knowledge that humanistry's relince on fossil fuels as energy sources is gradually wrecking the ozone layer that protects the world from the less endearing powers of the sun. 12. Water has a ..... specific heat than air and land. A) The same. B) Lower. C) Higher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The same. 13. Solar Energy is created by what? A) Sun. B) Water. C) Wind. D) Moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sun. 14. How does the energy from the sun arrives on the earth? A) By a process called convection. B) By a process called conduction. C) By a process called radiation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By a process called radiation. 15. A solar water down not work on A) A windy day. B) A hot day. C) A sunny day. D) A cloudy day. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cloudy day. 16. Which is the most powerful solar panel? A) Lg. B) Rec Solar. C) Sun power. D) Panasonic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun power. 17. Concentrated solar power (CSP) A) Use groups of mirrors to concentrate solar energy on a central collector. B) Use cells made from silicon to collect solar energy to free electrons and create electricity. C) Uses fans and pumps to circulate a heat carrying fluid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use groups of mirrors to concentrate solar energy on a central collector. 18. Which company began the modern age of solar technology in 1954? A) NASA. B) Bell Labs. C) AT & T. D) Solar International. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bell Labs. 19. In order to make efficient solar cooker, the cover of cooker box should be made of? A) Transparent glass. B) Transparent plastic sheet. C) Butter paper sheet. D) Shining aluminium sheet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transparent glass. 20. What device might you use to heat a building? A) A thermal collector. B) A solar sail. C) A photovoltaic cell. D) A photon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A thermal collector. 21. A point of view that goes against the author's is: A) Author's purpose. B) Conflicting viewpoint. C) Point of view. D) Rebuttal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conflicting viewpoint. 22. In active solar power (heating panel on roof) ..... energy is converted to ..... A) Radiant (solar), electrical. B) Electrical, thermal. C) Radiant (solar), thermal. D) Thermal, radiant (solar). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiant (solar), thermal. 23. What is solar energy's main source? A) Heat. B) Sun. C) Light. D) Solar panels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 24. Greg's school has recently had a new gym floor put in. The old gym floor was made out of wood that was beginning to weaken. If the wood from the old gym floor was burned to generate electricity, what type of energy resource would it be? A) Solar. B) Biomass. C) Natural gas. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 25. How do wind turbines negatively affect the environment? A) Can harm birds and other wildlife. B) Cuts the clouds which affects the water cycle. C) Hits trees around them. D) They are perfect for the environment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can harm birds and other wildlife. 26. What is the intentional introduction of impurities into an intrinsic semiconductor for the purpose of modulating its electrical, optical and structural properties? A) Impurification. B) Electromagnetic field. C) Conduction. D) Doping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doping. 27. Solar Energy is used for: A) Generating Electricity. B) Providing Light. C) Heating Water. D) Heating Homes, Greenhouses, and Other Buildings. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 28. Masdar City project in Abu Dhabi uses A) Hydro energy. B) Biomass energy. C) Solarl Energy. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solarl Energy. 29. Solar energy is imbued with electronics? A) Yes. B) No. C) I dont know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 30. 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