Solar energy quiz
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- Q 1/20Score 0How much solar energy reaches the Earth's surface at any given moment?291.73 terawatts17,300 terawatts173 terawatts173,000 terawatts
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- Q1How much solar energy reaches the Earth's surface at any given moment?1.73 terawatts17,300 terawatts173 terawatts173,000 terawatts30s
- Q2Who discovered the photovoltaic effect?French physicist Edmond BecquerelAmerican physicist Enrico FermiGerman physicist Heinrich Rudolf HertzItalian physicist Alessandro Volta30s
- Q3What does the word photovoltaic mean?Solar-energyLight-electricityLight-cellsSun-powered30s
- Q4What are the most common photovoltaic cells used today?Organic cellsPolymer cellsCrystalline silicon cellsPlastic cells30s
- Q5Roughly how much did the cost of PV solar panels decrease between 2008 and 2015?40%20%60%80%30s
- Q6Which of these is NOT considered a "soft cost" of solar power?PermitsConnection feesLaborSolar panels30s
- Q7What form of energy do concentrating solar power technologies use to generate electricity?StaticThermalChemicalMagnetic30s
- Q8Which of the following is NOT a technology used in concentrating solar power?Linear fresnelPower towerParabolic troughCathode ray tube30s
- Q9A module in a solar panel refers toSeries arrangement of solar cells.Parallel arrangement of solar cells.d. None of the above.Series and parallel arrangement of solar cells.30s
- Q10The efficiency of the solar cell is about20-25 %55-60 %13-15 %30-40 %30s
- Q11The output of the solar cell is of the orderd. 10.25 W1.0 W0.5 W5.0 W30s
- Q12What is the maximum possible output of a solar array?300 W/m2250 W/m2b. 100 W/m2500 W/m230s
- Q13The current density of a photo voltaic cell ranges from20 – 40 mA/cm240 – 50 mA/cm260 – 100 mA/cm210 – 20 mA/cm230s
- Q14Reflector mirrors used for exploiting the solar energy are calledMantleHeliostatsDiffusersPonds30s
- Q15GoI has approved solar plan to double capacity to?20,000 MW50,000 MW30,000 MW40,000 MW30s
