Solar Energy Comprehension Quiz

What can Solar Energy power?

• Our homes, businesses and lifestyle.

• Just our homes.

• It can't power anything.

• The Sun.

DC means...

What happens if we don't use all of our solar energy? Where does the excess energy go?

• It stays in the home to use later.

• You can't have excess energy.

• It goes back to the utility company.

• We give it to the neighbours.

What happens when the Sun goes down?

• We have no electricity.

• We buy more electricity.

• We have to wait until the Sun is out for electricity.

• I don't know, I am asleep at night.

Instead of buying electricity from a power plant that burns coal and other __________. You are taking advantage of the free ________ energy of the Sun.

Why should homes, businesses, and others use Solar Power?