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Solar Power Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the average measure of solar energy a location receives called?

a)

Solar capacity

b)

Solar potential

c)

Peak sun hours per day

d)

Solar efficiency

2.

How many 250W PV modules are needed to make 1 MW of PV?

a)

Four hundred

b)

Four thousand

c)

Forty thousand

d)

Four million

3.

What is solar noon?

a)

When the sun is at the horizon

b)

When the sun is as high in the sky as it will get for the day

c)

When the sun sets

d)

When the sun rises

4.

What is the latitude line called at 23.5 degrees north?

a)

Tropic of Capricorn

b)

Tropic of Cancer

c)

Equator

d)

Arctic Circle

5.

What is the main advantage of using a single axis tracker?

a)

Tracks the sun on one axis

b)

Reduces maintenance

c)

Increases panel lifespan

d)

Decreases installation time

6.

What is the tilt degree of a PV system when it is neither flat nor vertical?

a)

45 degrees

b)

0 degrees

c)

90 degrees

d)

180 degrees

7.

Which factor does NOT determine inter-row spacing?

a)

Tilt angle

b)

Size of the PV

c)

Color of the PV

d)

Latitude

8.

What is the acceptable distance:height ratio closer to the tropics?

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

4:1

9.

What is the more acceptable distance:height ratio farther north?

a)

1:1

b)

2:1

c)

3:1

d)

4:1

10.

What is a benefit of lowering the tilt angle in PV systems?

a)

Increases wind uplift forces

b)

Reduces wind uplift forces

c)

Increases energy consumption

d)

Reduces energy output

11.

What is the purpose of using trigonometry in PV system design?

a)

To calculate energy output

b)

To determine inter-row spacing

c)

To design the PV shape

d)

To increase the tilt angle

12.

What happens to the sun path in places farther from the equator?

a)

It becomes higher in the sky.

b)

It becomes lower in the sky.

c)

It remains the same.

d)

It disappears.

13.

What does the term "solar power" refer to?

a)

Energy stored in batteries

b)

Power per unit area

c)

Total energy produced

d)

Energy lost in transmission

14.

What is inter row Shading?

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15.

What are the standard Test Conditions?

4 lines
16.

What is the unit for Irradiance?

4 lines
17.

What is the tilt angle for 1. Winter, Summer, and All year production?

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18.

What is a Pyranometer?

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19.

What are types of Solar Radiation?

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