Solar and Wind R+Q

Solar and Wind R+Q

Assessment

Passage

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Kara Waite

FREE Resource

7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What percentage has the price of solar panels fallen in the past five years?

80%

50%

30%

20%

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which country introduced an expanded system of feed-in tariffs in 2004?

Germany

United States

China

India

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 2013, solar accounted for less than ___ percent of the world's electricity supply.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main challenge of integrating solar power into the energy grid?

Intermittent power supply

High cost of solar panels

Lack of government support

Limited availability of sunlight

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which company announced a plan to spend $850 million on solar power?

Apple

Google

Microsoft

Amazon

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The first photovoltaic cell was made by AT&T's Bell Labs in which year?

1953

1963

1973

1983

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The global agreement reached in Paris in December was certain to spur significant new investments in ___ energy.