WONDER #1678: Can You Collect Sunlight?

Question 1 of 3

Solar panels are made up of many smaller units called what?

  1. photovoltaic cells
  2. solar cubes
  3. sun buckets
  4. electrovoltage capacitors

Question 2 of 3

Photovoltaic cells contain a “sandwich” of materials made primarily of which element?

  1. argon
  2. xenon
  3. oxygen
  4. silicon

Question 3 of 3

The bottom layer of silicon in a photovoltaic cell is given a positive charge by adding a dose of which element?

  1. argon
  2. boron
  3. carbon
  4. dioxide

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