Thanks to all who helped me with the first question I had, this one is the last for this section of science and I am having trouble with it. I am obviously not a science person, history and math is my thing. Anyways I was wondering if you could help me out here by answering and explaining these for me. Best answer will get 10 points. Thanks all.
1. Solar energy can be directly converted into electricity with ____.
solar cells
microscopes
fire
northern lights
2.) Devices that use solar energy to purify water are _____.
compasses
test tubes
gases
solar stills
3.) Fiery gases that may shoot hundreds of thousands of miles into space before returning to the sun are called ____
sun spots
solar gravity
solar flares
sunburn
4.) Scientists believe that solar wind may be the ____leaving the sun
gravity
light
heat
corona
5.) A huge system of stars, gases, and dust is called a _____.
sun
galaxy
moon
northern lights
6.) The source of energy of the sun is _______,
electricity
fusion
both 1 and 2
neither 1 nor 2
7.) Fusion is a type of ____.
galaxy
planet
chemical reaction
nuclear reaction
8.) Solar cells are made with________.
silicon
fossil fuel
natural gas
gas
9.) The process during which plants use solar energy to produce food is called ________.
evaporation
photosynthesis
condensation
sleeping
10.) Scientists have calculated the amount of radiant energy reaching the earth by using the ______________.
law of gravity
inverse square law
both 1 and 2
none of the above
11.) The process in which water is purified is called ______________.
distillation
evaporation
condensation
photosynthesis
12.) Storms of electrically-charged gases on the surface of the sun look like dark spots called _____________.
rain drops
dew drops
sunspots
all of the above
13.) A layer of gas which is thought of as a kind of solar atmosphere is the ________.
chromosphere
natural gas
electricity
cartographer
14.) The belt of radiation trapped by the magnetic field of the earth is called the ______________.
gravity
solar cell
friction
magnetosphere
15.) A scientific instrument used to analyze light is the ____________.
microscope
binoculars
spectroscope
magnifying glass
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Each of these terms can be found in an encyclopedia, wikipedia, your textbook, and maybe your notes. Get into the habit of using these resources.
Did you try reading your science text book? These answers are sure to be in there. They aren’t that difficult. Most are common knowledge.
1.solar cells
2.solar stills
3.solar flares
4.corona
5galaxy
6fusion
7nuclearreaction
8 silicon
9 photosynthesis
10 inverse square
11 distillation
12 sun spots
13 chromosphere
14 magnetosphere
15 spectroscope