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NOVA Solar Energy “ Saved by the Sun ”
1) Solar energy has been around since ____________________________________.
2) What President put solar panels in the White House? _______________________
3) Why are today’s solar panels easier to live with:
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4) How is the solar energy generated? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5) From where does the heat radiate for heating the spotlighted home? ___________
6) What is the cost of solar heat for an average home? ________________________
7) Can power be stored? Explain your answer ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8) Nuclear power plants produce power that is ______________________________
9) What is Kramer Junction? ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
10) What solar panel alternative is used at Kramer Junction? ____________________ __________________________________________________________________
11) What is a disadvantage of duplicating Kramer Junction technology? ___________ __________________________________________________________________
12) Types of solar energy applications: _____________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
13) Describe the landscape along the Autobahn in Germany: ____________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
14) Describe the project Heinrich Gardner undertook: _________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
15) What is more profitable for Heinrich? circle one - raising pigs a solar farm
16) Why is the Whole Foods market different? ______________________________ _________________________________________________________________
17) How long will a typical solar panel last? ________________________________
18) What is a promising new technology? __________________________________
19) What spectrum of the sun’s rays is absorbed? ____________________________
20) What planet surprised researchers in the use of solar panels? ________________
21) How does nano-paint work? __________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
22) What is the key ingredient in nano-paint? _______________________________
23) What university is recognized as helping creative thinkers in solar energy technology? _______________________________________________________
24) What direction do solar panels face? ____________________________________
25) Approximately how many people still don’t have access to electricity? _________
26) What state is leading the way for solar demand? ___________________________