ECOL 1000 EXAM 3 (LECTURE 10) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2026 | GUARANTEED SUCCESS

ECOL 1000 EXAM 3 (LECTURE 10) EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION 2026 | GUARANTEED SUCCESS Solar impulse - answer-solar-powered plane finishes record setting journey from CA to NYC When did the Solar Impulse first go? - answer-May 2013 What was special about the solar impulse? - answer-first cross-US flight from Mountain View, CA to AZ other places the solar impulse took plane: - answer-Dallas, St. Louis, and DC where and when did solar impulse finish flight? - answer-NYC on July 6th How long did each flight take? - answer-around 19-25 hours with multi-day stops in each city between flights How did the plane fly day and night? - answer-solar energy (without fuel) Where did Solar Impulse 2 land? - answer-Dubai What is special about Visitors Center at Zion National Forest - answer-heated by solar energy Where does the VC at Zion get their electricity? - answer-Solar panelsWhat is special about South-facing wall - answer-mostly glass What is special about the North-facing wall? - answer-stone wall with a black coating What does stone wall do? - answer-Absorbs and stores heat, gradually releases it throughout the day Passive panels - answer-collect heat and can collect water through this and heat your water Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems focus sunlight onto water pipes to do what? - answer-produce steam that is used to turn generator turbines. Direct normal solar radiation results on map - answer-very high in Southwestern states Why is solar radiation higher in the west? - answer-Ai and google are big in the west