Chapter 18 Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
What are the most common solar collection device?
B) what does it absorb?
A
A panel of plate of black metal
B) the Suns energy
2
Q
What is active solar heating primarily used for?
A
To heat houses or for swimming pools.
3
Q
How is heat absorbed by the solar collector
A
Heat is transferred to a fluid inside panel, then pumped to heat exchanger where the heat is transferred to water that will be store in hot water tank
4
Q
More than __%of energy consumed in us goes towards heating water
A
8%
5
Q
Convention
A
The circulation that occurs because warm air rises and cool air sinks
6
Q
Active solar heating
A
System of putting the Suns energy to use in which collectors absorb solar energy and pumps or fans distribute the collected heat
