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Solar Energy and Electricity

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Electricity
a)
moving atoms
b)
moving electrons
c)
three parts of atoms
d)
connected wires
2.

What is the photovoltaic effect?

a)

Process of creating photons from voltage

b)

Process of converting kinetic energy into electricity

c)

Process of creating light from electricity

d)

Process of converting sunlight into electricity

3.

What are the TWO main uses for Solar power

a)

Heating Water for homes

b)

Tanning your skin

c)

Direct generation of electricity

d)

Cooking using a solar oven

4.

A material that lets electricity travel through it easily

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

c)

magnet

5.

A path that has only ONE way an electric current can flow

a)

series circuit

b)

parallel circuit

6.

Copper would be considered a....

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

7.

A stream of electrons moving across a wire is called

a)

an electric current

b)

motor

c)

generator

8.

Electricity can flow only when which of the following is present?

a)

A switch attaches to a battery

b)

The circuit has a light bulb

c)

There is a complete path for it to follow

d)

The wire is made from an insulator

9.
A circuit made of wires, a lamp, a switch, and a cell is shown at the right. What change is needed for the lamp to glow? 
a)
The switch needs to be opened.
b)
The switch needs to be closed.
c)
The cell needs an insulator.
d)
The wire needs to be connected to the bottom of the cell.
10.
What type of circuit is this?
a)
Parallel Circuit
b)
Series Circuit 
c)
Open Circuit 
d)
Transverse Circuit
11.
What kind of circuit is this?
a)
series
b)
parallel
12.
This is the circuit symbol for ...
a)
an AC current source
b)
a DC current source
c)
a battery
d)
a single cell
13.
this is the symbol for a _____?
a)
switch
b)
light 
c)
battery
d)
wires
14.
A Parallel circuit has more than one ___________
a)
Type of current flowing through it.
b)
path for the electrical current to flow.
c)
Power source 
d)
Switch to stop the flow of current.
15.

What is another name for a solar panel?

a)

photon

b)

heliostat

c)

photovoltaic panel

d)

photon panel

16.

Tiny packets of energy that come from the sun are called:

a)

rays

b)

photons

c)

protons

d)

electrons

17.

Electricity is the movement of:

a)

atoms

b)

photons

c)

electrons

d)

protons

18.

What are solar thermal collectors used for?

a)

To produce electricity

b)

To heat water or homes

c)

To produce electricity and warm up water and homes

d)

Neither of the other options

19.

The two main technologies used in generating solar energy are:

a)

Photovoltaic cells

b)

Carbon emission

c)

Nuclear fission

d)

Solar thermal collection

20.
Which particle is responsible for electrical conductivity?
a)
Proton
b)
Electron
c)
Neutron
d)
Nucleus
21.
What 'flows' in a wire?
a)
Protons
b)
Neutrons
c)
Atoms
d)
Electrons
22.

Measure of how strong the available electricity is...

(a)  

23.
An object through which electrons can easily flow is called a(n) ___________.
a)
Conductor
b)
Insulator
24.

What is a circuit?

a)

A constant flow of electricity

b)

A path that electrons can flow along.

25.
What is the device seen here?
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
d)
magnet
26.

What type of device is shown?

a)

Electromagnet

b)

Electric motor

c)

Electric generator

d)

Electromagnetic induction

27.
Contains an electromagnet that rotates between the poles of a magnet.
a)
generator
b)
electric motor
c)
electromagnet
28.
The coil of the electromagnet must be connected to a __________ or another source of electricity.
a)
battery
b)
wire
c)
magnet