Solar Energy

What type of electricity is produced by solar panels?

• Direct current

• Alternating current

• Static Electricity

What are some factors that affect the ability of a solar panel to produce electricity?

• The angle the panel is set.

• The time of day.

• The angle of the sun.

• How cloudy the sky is.

• The type of battery storage.

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When do solar panels not produce power?

• At night.

• When the batteries are full.

• When trees block the view of the sun.

• When the sun is too bright.

Solar panels do not

• release carbon dioxide (CO₂)

• produce air pollution

• produce useable electricity

• produce direct current

Solar panels work in all kinds of weather.

• True

• False

Solar panels can be a way to produce useable electric power for homes, businesses, and remote buildings.

• True

• False

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Solar power can provide all of our electric needs.

• True

• false

Solar panels at our homes can be used to lower our electric bills.

• true

• false

To make solar power effective as an energy source for days when the sun is not shining, excess power can be stored in battery systems.

• True

• False

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The peak time where we use the most electricity in our homes is between

• 8 am and 12 noon

• 4 pm and 8 pm

• 12 noon to 4 pm

• 12 midnight to 6 am