REX Reading 5B

Which of the following is NOT true about Nevada Solar One?

• The author thinks it is a beautiful place.

• It contains more than 150,000 mirrors.

• It was the first solar plant to be built in the United States.

• It is owned by a Spanish company.

What is the job of the men with the water truck in paragraph D?

• to cool the solar plant

• to pump water that will then be heated

• to provide the workers with drinking water

• to clean the surface of some of the mirrors

In paragraph F, the phrase barely tapped indicates that.

• the use of solar energy has been growing rapidly

• someday, much more solar energy can be utilized

• the supply of solar power will never meet the demand

• no one knows how much solar energy can be generated

Which of these is NOT mentioned in paragraph H as a way to cut prices for solar energy production?

• making mirrors from different materials

• finding a way to store heat for use at night

• using mirrors with a larger surface area

• designing tubes that take in more sunlight and hold heat better

In paragraph N, what does the author imply about the town of Freiburg, Germany?

• It is sunny there throughout the year.

• It does not really get that much sunshine.

• Its solar industry helps to attract tourists.

• It was the first town with a large-scale solar plant.

The following sentence would be best placed at the end of which paragraph? And it doesn't emit planet-warming carbon dioxide.

• paragraph D

• paragraph G

• paragraph J

• paragraph P

Which of the following is NOT true according to the infographic on page 110?

• Hamburg is one of few places in the north of Germany that is solar-dominant.

• Some of Germany's wind farms are located in the North Sea.

• Frankfurt produces more solar energy per square mile than Munich.

• Most nuclear power plants are located in the south of the country.

Paraphrasing (p.112)

In about a decade, as much as 20 percent of the electricity the US produces could be fro solar energy.

• Robert Cable

• Eicke Weber

• Robert Hawsey

• Wolfgang Schnurer

• Michelle Price

Paraphrasing (p.112)

Layers of dust can affect solar mirrors.

• Robert Cable

• Eicke Weber

• Robert Hawsey

• Wolfgang Schnurer

• Michelle Price

Paraphrasing (p.112)

People in the United States are now more optimistic about the future of solar energy.

• Robert Cable

• Eicke Weber

• Robert Hawsey

• Wolfgang Schnurer

• Michelle Price