EGEE – Exam 3 – Energy and Environmental Engineering – study
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHALLENGE WITH WIND AND SOLAR POWER? - correct answer
✔✔Non-Renewable
WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON THAT OUR POWER GRID USES ALTERNATING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY? -
correct answer ✔✔AC power is easier to transform to higher/lower voltages
IF A SOLAR FARM GENERATES 10 MW IN ARIZONA (320 SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR) IS MOVED TO
PENNSYLVANIA (160 SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR), WHAT IS THE NEW POWER OUTPUT? - correct answer
✔✔5 MW
THE CONSENSUS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IS THAT DEEP GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF HIGH LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE IS A SAFE LONG TERM SOLUTION - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
IF A WIND TURBINE EXTRACTED 100% OF THE KINETIC ENERGY OUT OF THE WIND, WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN? - correct answer ✔✔the wind would stop blowing
LAYERS OF SILICON THAT DIRECTLY CONVERT SUNLIGHT INTO AN ELECTRIC CURRENT ARE CALLED
WHAT? - correct answer ✔✔photovoltaic cells
PANELS THAT USE SUNLIGHT TO HEAT UP WATER, SPINNING A TURBINE ARE CALLED WHAT? - correct
answer ✔✔concentrated solar
ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER IS BASED ON WHAT PHYSICAL CONCEPT? - correct answer ✔✔The
relationship between electricity and magnetism
WHICH DESCRIBES A MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOLAR AND WIND? - correct answer ✔✔wind
turbines tend to produce more at night, while solar panels to produce more during the day
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A CHALLENGE WITH WIND AND SOLAR POWER? - correct answer
✔✔Non-Renewable
WHAT IS THE MAIN REASON THAT OUR POWER GRID USES ALTERNATING CURRENT TECHNOLOGY? -
correct answer ✔✔AC power is easier to transform to higher/lower voltages
IF A SOLAR FARM GENERATES 10 MW IN ARIZONA (320 SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR) IS MOVED TO
PENNSYLVANIA (160 SUNNY DAYS PER YEAR), WHAT IS THE NEW POWER OUTPUT? - correct answer
✔✔5 MW
THE CONSENSUS OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY IS THAT DEEP GEOLOGIC STORAGE OF HIGH LEVEL
RADIOACTIVE WASTE IS A SAFE LONG TERM SOLUTION - correct answer ✔✔TRUE
IF A WIND TURBINE EXTRACTED 100% OF THE KINETIC ENERGY OUT OF THE WIND, WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN? - correct answer ✔✔the wind would stop blowing
LAYERS OF SILICON THAT DIRECTLY CONVERT SUNLIGHT INTO AN ELECTRIC CURRENT ARE CALLED
WHAT? - correct answer ✔✔photovoltaic cells
PANELS THAT USE SUNLIGHT TO HEAT UP WATER, SPINNING A TURBINE ARE CALLED WHAT? - correct
answer ✔✔concentrated solar
ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER IS BASED ON WHAT PHYSICAL CONCEPT? - correct answer ✔✔The
relationship between electricity and magnetism
WHICH DESCRIBES A MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOLAR AND WIND? - correct answer ✔✔wind
turbines tend to produce more at night, while solar panels to produce more during the day
