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WorksheetsSolar Energy and Electricity
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 50mins
What is the photovoltaic effect?
Process of creating photons from voltage
Process of converting kinetic energy into electricity
Process of creating light from electricity
Process of converting sunlight into electricity
What are the TWO main uses for Solar power
Heating Water for homes
Tanning your skin
Direct generation of electricity
Cooking using a solar oven
A material that lets electricity travel through it easily
conductor
insulator
magnet
A path that has only ONE way an electric current can flow
series circuit
parallel circuit
Copper would be considered a....
conductor
insulator
A stream of electrons moving across a wire is called
an electric current
motor
generator
Electricity can flow only when which of the following is present?
A switch attaches to a battery
The circuit has a light bulb
There is a complete path for it to follow
The wire is made from an insulator
What is another name for a solar panel?
photon
heliostat
photovoltaic panel
photon panel
Tiny packets of energy that come from the sun are called:
rays
photons
protons
electrons
Electricity is the movement of:
atoms
photons
electrons
protons
What are solar thermal collectors used for?
To produce electricity
To heat water or homes
To produce electricity and warm up water and homes
Neither of the other options
The two main technologies used in generating solar energy are:
Photovoltaic cells
Carbon emission
Nuclear fission
Solar thermal collection
Measure of how strong the available electricity is...
(a)
What is a circuit?
A constant flow of electricity
A path that electrons can flow along.
What type of device is shown?
Electromagnet
Electric motor
Electric generator
Electromagnetic induction
