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 Solar Energy Quiz

Welcome to the QuizMoz Solar Energy Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!

 Solar Energy Quiz Facts
 Average Score for this quiz: 40.5%
 No of times this quiz has been taken: 54
 No of people passing this quiz: 28
 No of people failing this quiz: 26
 Maximum score for this quiz: 83%

Coverage : The Solar Energy quiz is a quiz out of this world! In fact, it asks you all about solar energy and its origins, what it is and what it can do for us. If you think you can take the heat, take our Solar Energy Quiz.

1. From which star do we get our solar energy?
a.Proxima Centauri
b.Sun
c.Rigel
d.Altair
 
2. What did John Herschel use solar energy for while on an expedition to Africa in the 1830’s?
a.To dry his washing
b.To have a hot shower
c.To cook his food
d.To heat his tent
 
3. What is the name for particles of solar energy?
a.Photons
b.Lightons
c.Suntons
d.Pictons
 
4. Fossil fuel is sunlight stored millions and millions of years ago.
a.True
b.False
 
5. What percentage of homes in Pasadena used solar water heaters in the year 1897?
a.20%
b.30%
c.40%
d.50%
 
6. What do solar power plants use to focus sunlight onto a pipe to create steam?
a.Rectangular trough
b.Concave trough
c.Convex trough
d.Parabolic trough
 
7. What do solar plants which are a hybrid technology use as a source of energy during the night?
a.Wind
b.Electricity
c.Natural gas
d.Fossil fuel
 
8. What orbiting, man-made objects in space are powered with solar energy?
a.Shuttle
b.Satellites
c.Space station
d.Comets
 
9. Why is solar power more prevalent in America than Britain?
a.There is more fossil fuel in Britain
b.There are more swimming pools to heat in America
c.There is more consistent sun shine in America
d.They both use the same amount
 
10. What are solar cells also known as?
a.Litup cells
b.Photosynthesis cells
c.Torpedo cells
d.Photovoltaic cells
 
11. What are the flat, moveable mirrors used in solar power towers called?
a.Heliostats
b.Photostats
c.Solstats
d.Lightstats
 
12. In which country does a biannual solar powered car race take place in order to promote research into solar powered cars?
a.America
b.Australia
c.Brazil
d.Mexico
 

 
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What others think about Solar Energy
By: anmol on Jul 10, 2008
  I believe in consevation of the natural resources and preservation of our limited energy sourece .
By: Katrena on Jul 6, 2008
  Solar power is cool
  


 





 
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