This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Solar Energy – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Solar Energy Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sum of direct, diffuse and reflected light is called A) Global insolation. B) Air Mass. C) Solar radiation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global insolation. 2. The basketball ..... off the backboard and into the hoop. A) Absorbs. B) Absorbent. C) Bounced. D) Spread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bounced. 3. Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy? A) The sun's energy can never be harnessed. B) Solar energy is harder to find. C) Fossil fuels are much cheaper. D) Fossil fuels are more abundant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels are much cheaper. 4. When Earth receives energy from the Sun, ..... A) Some energy is reflected back into space. B) Some is absorbed by the atmosphere. C) Some is absorbed by land and water on Earth's surface. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. What criteria would be used for building a solar cooker that feeds more than one person? A) Easy to use, fits a large pot. B) Feeds a family, cooks a one pot meal. C) Both are correct. D) Neither are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are correct. 6. Where are the world's largest solar thermal plants located? A) Texas. B) Canada. C) Asutralia. D) California. E) Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 7. Which of these are advantages of solar energy? A) Lower your electric bills. B) Solar energy is renewable. C) It has applications other than electricity. D) Low maintenance cost. E) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of these. 8. The ..... has some of the richest sources of solar panels in the world A) Canada. B) U.K. C) Russia. D) U.S. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) U.S. 9. How efficient is a solar panel? A) 5-8%. B) 22-31%. C) 50-75%. D) 11-15%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11-15%. 10. The use of reflector in the solar cooker is to? A) Decrease efficiency. B) Create greenhouse effect. C) Increase efficiency. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Increase efficiency. 11. What is solar energy? A) Water energy from the Rain. B) Wind energy. C) Radiant light and heat from the Sun. D) Gas energy from the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radiant light and heat from the Sun. 12. Which of the following is the ultimate source of energy? A) Uranium. B) Sun. C) Fossil fuels. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 13. A home is built with clear glass panels that allow sunlight to pass through. This is an example of A) Parabolic collector. B) Active solar. C) Photovoltaic Cells. D) Passive solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive solar. 14. What is the main source of solar energy A) Ocean. B) Sun. C) Cars. D) Ground. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 15. Using the suns energy without using motors or devices is known as A) Photovoltaic Cells. B) Activity solar energy. C) Moon dust. D) Passive solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passive solar energy. 16. Gases in the atmosphere that absorb the energy of infrared light: A) Global Warming Gases. B) Reflection Gases. C) Greenhouse Gases. D) Absorbing Gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenhouse Gases. 17. The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ..... A) Conduction. B) Radiation. C) Insulation. D) Convection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation. 18. Where does solar power get its energy from? A) The internal heat of the Earth. B) Moving water sources like rivers. C) From the burning of fossil fuels like coal. D) The rays of the Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The rays of the Sun. 19. Why are renewable energy sources called "renewable" ? A) When they are used, they create a lot of air pollution. B) They took millions of years to form and have a limited amount. C) They are easily renewed by nature in a quick amount of time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are easily renewed by nature in a quick amount of time. 20. What area of Earth is receiving the most solar radiation? A) The equator. B) Longitude. C) East. D) Latitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The equator. 21. It is the lowesr layers of the atmosphere. A) Stratosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Exosphere. E) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troposphere. 22. What are the two major types of solar systems available in the marketplace today? A) Mirror plate and dual axis tracking. B) Flat Plate and concentrators. C) Flat plate and circular plate. D) Mirror plate and concentrators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat Plate and concentrators. 23. Of the portion of sunlight that reaches Earth's atmosphere, only about ..... reaches Earth's surface A) 50 %. B) 100%. C) 25 %. D) 75 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50 %. 24. Solar energy is energy derived from? A) Coal. B) Sun. C) Helium. D) Wave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun. 25. Half of the sunlight entering Earth's atmosphere reaches Earth's surface. What happens to the rest? A) It returns to the sun. B) It is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere. C) It is absorbed and stored in the global oceans. D) It is reflected to the moon, causing the moon to appear bright. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is absorbed or reflected by the atmosphere. 26. ..... is the most abundant element in the Earth's atmosphere. A) Nitrogen. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 27. The greenhouse effect warms up the atmosphere, which in turn, warms up what? A) Rods. B) Spears. C) Rays. D) Beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rays. 28. What are the main application of Solar energy? A) Solar Dryer. B) Water Heating. C) Electricity Generation. D) ALL OF ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF ABOVE. 29. ..... convert the energy of the wind into electricity. A) Wind turbines. B) Hot air balloons. C) Wind mills. D) Solar cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind turbines. 30. The upper limit of the atmosphere. A) Stratosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Exosphere. D) Troposphere. E) Mesosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exosphere. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesSolar Energy Quiz 1Solar Energy Quiz 2Solar Energy Quiz 3Solar Energy Quiz 4Solar Energy Quiz 5Solar Energy Quiz 6Solar Energy Quiz 8Solar Energy Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books