SOLAR PANELS MODULE 10 QS || WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. Which of the following is an active form of solar power? A. designing a building to maximize
sunlight exposure in winter b. hanging clothes on a line c. heating water in an outdoor tank d.
using a solar-powered calculator correct answers d. using a solar-powered calculator
2. When excess energy is sent back into the grid, it is known as a. buyback metering b. grid
metering c. net metering d. carryover metering correct answers c. net metering
3. The use of solar power is increasing by a. 5 percent per year b. 10 percent per year c. 15
percent per year d. 25 percent per year correct answers d. 25 percent per year
4. Which of the following is an advantage of a grid-tied system? a. Excess energy can be sold
back to the utility. b. It can provide PV power at night. C. It can operate independent of the
utility grid. d. It provides power when there is a grid outage. correct answers a. Excess energy
can be sold back to the utility
5. A solar boiler is a type of a. grid-tied system b. grid-interactive system c. solar-generating
system d. standalone system correct answers c. solar-generating system
6. When a motorized system is used to adjust an array to follow the motion of the sun, it is
known as _ a. trailing b. trolling c. tracing d. tracking correct answers d. tracking
7. What is the current when the voltage is 120V and the resistance is 10 ohms? a. 10 amps b. 12
amps c. 120 amps d. 1,200 amps correct answers b. 12 amps
8. Which of the following is true regarding series circuits? a. If the circuit is open at any point in
a series circuit, current will still continue to flow. b. A series circuit provides multiple paths for
current flow. c. A series circuit is a voltage multiplier. d. The resistance of the circuit is equal to
the sum of the individual resistances. correct answers d. The resistance of the circuit is equal to
the sum of the individual resistances.
9. One hp is equal to a. 1 watt b. 76 watts c. 144 watts d. 746 watts correct answers d. 746 watts
10. If an electric heater uses 1,200W for 10 hours, the power consumed is a. 1.2kWh b. 12kWh
c. 1,200kWh d. 12,000kWh correct answers b. 12kWh
11. The prefix kilo means a. 10 b. 100 c. 1,000 d. 1,000,000 correct answers c. 1,000
12. Wiring two 30V/5A panels in series produces a. 30V/5A b. 30V/10A C. 60V/5A d. 60V/10A
correct answers C. 60V/5A
13. Wiring solar panels in parallel a. increases the voltage but does not affect the amperage b.
decreases the voltage but does not affect the amperage C. increases the amperage but does not
CORRECT ANSWERS.
1. Which of the following is an active form of solar power? A. designing a building to maximize
sunlight exposure in winter b. hanging clothes on a line c. heating water in an outdoor tank d.
using a solar-powered calculator correct answers d. using a solar-powered calculator
2. When excess energy is sent back into the grid, it is known as a. buyback metering b. grid
metering c. net metering d. carryover metering correct answers c. net metering
3. The use of solar power is increasing by a. 5 percent per year b. 10 percent per year c. 15
percent per year d. 25 percent per year correct answers d. 25 percent per year
4. Which of the following is an advantage of a grid-tied system? a. Excess energy can be sold
back to the utility. b. It can provide PV power at night. C. It can operate independent of the
utility grid. d. It provides power when there is a grid outage. correct answers a. Excess energy
can be sold back to the utility
5. A solar boiler is a type of a. grid-tied system b. grid-interactive system c. solar-generating
system d. standalone system correct answers c. solar-generating system
6. When a motorized system is used to adjust an array to follow the motion of the sun, it is
known as _ a. trailing b. trolling c. tracing d. tracking correct answers d. tracking
7. What is the current when the voltage is 120V and the resistance is 10 ohms? a. 10 amps b. 12
amps c. 120 amps d. 1,200 amps correct answers b. 12 amps
8. Which of the following is true regarding series circuits? a. If the circuit is open at any point in
a series circuit, current will still continue to flow. b. A series circuit provides multiple paths for
current flow. c. A series circuit is a voltage multiplier. d. The resistance of the circuit is equal to
the sum of the individual resistances. correct answers d. The resistance of the circuit is equal to
the sum of the individual resistances.
9. One hp is equal to a. 1 watt b. 76 watts c. 144 watts d. 746 watts correct answers d. 746 watts
10. If an electric heater uses 1,200W for 10 hours, the power consumed is a. 1.2kWh b. 12kWh
c. 1,200kWh d. 12,000kWh correct answers b. 12kWh
11. The prefix kilo means a. 10 b. 100 c. 1,000 d. 1,000,000 correct answers c. 1,000
12. Wiring two 30V/5A panels in series produces a. 30V/5A b. 30V/10A C. 60V/5A d. 60V/10A
correct answers C. 60V/5A
13. Wiring solar panels in parallel a. increases the voltage but does not affect the amperage b.
decreases the voltage but does not affect the amperage C. increases the amperage but does not
