I’m giving my class a quiz, and I’m in serious need of some solar energy quiz questions. Please! Can I get some questions? Anything will do that is around the 5th/6th grade level. Thanks a bunch! Tali.
What are the main two kinds of solar panels used today?
- solar hot water (thermal) and solar electric (photovoltaic)
How much solar energy falls on a square meter of land at bright noon?
- about 1000 watts
How many houses in the USA have solar electric panels?
- hundreds of thousands, but this is less than 1% of the houses.
When did the White House have solar panels?
- President Carter installed them in the late 70’s.
Who took the solar panels off the White House?
- President Reagan did in 1981, he thought they looked unattractive.
Which country makes the most solar panels?
- China
Which country uses the most solar panels?
- Germany
In the USA, which state has the most solar panels installed?
- California, by far.
How does the Sun generate its energy?
- Mostly by fusion.
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you can ask them how much sunlight hits a square meter of land.
answer 340 watts
References :
What are the main two kinds of solar panels used today?
- solar hot water (thermal) and solar electric (photovoltaic)
How much solar energy falls on a square meter of land at bright noon?
- about 1000 watts
How many houses in the USA have solar electric panels?
- hundreds of thousands, but this is less than 1% of the houses.
When did the White House have solar panels?
- President Carter installed them in the late 70’s.
Who took the solar panels off the White House?
- President Reagan did in 1981, he thought they looked unattractive.
Which country makes the most solar panels?
- China
Which country uses the most solar panels?
- Germany
In the USA, which state has the most solar panels installed?
- California, by far.
How does the Sun generate its energy?
- Mostly by fusion.
References :
How many solar power sites provide as much, or more, than a typical coal powered plant?
The answer is 0.
A coal-fired power plant produces up too 100,000 Megawatts of power a day.
The largest photovolaic (solar cell) energy site in the country only produces 6.5 Megawatts of power a day at peak.
These statistics are correct as of 2002.
References :
Environmental Science; ninth edition. Wright, Richard T. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Sadle River, NJ, 2002.
college textbook.