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Which president of the US awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | <text>Which president of the US awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom?</text><reasoning>In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockin... |
When did Lee receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom? | <text>When did Lee receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom?</text><reasoning>In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor her... |
What university awarded Lee an honorary doctorate in 2006? | <text>What university awarded Lee an honorary doctorate in 2006?</text><reasoning>In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mockingbird to honor... |
In 2007, which president awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom? | <text>In 2007, which president awarded Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom?</text><reasoning>In 2006, Lee was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. During the ceremony, the students and audience gave Lee a standing ovation, and the entire graduating class held up copies of To Kill a Mocking... |
Which character is chastised in the book for marrying a black woman? | <text>Which character is chastised in the book for marrying a black woman?</text><reasoning>Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been ... |
Who does Charles Lamb speculate were once children? | <text>Who does Charles Lamb speculate were once children?</text><reasoning>Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been amassed by two le... |
What is another name for Scout's pink cotton penitentiary? | <text>What is another name for Scout's pink cotton penitentiary?</text><reasoning>Allusions to legal issues in To Kill a Mockingbird, particularly in scenes outside of the courtroom, has drawn the attention from legal scholars. Claudia Durst Johnson writes that "a greater volume of critical readings has been amassed by... |
What item did Lee give the actor Gregory Peck after portraying Atticus Finch? | <text>What item did Lee give the actor Gregory Peck after portraying Atticus Finch?</text><reasoning>Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art.... |
Which one of Gregory Peck's relatives was named after Harper Lee? | <text>Which one of Gregory Peck's relatives was named after Harper Lee?</text><reasoning>Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met L... |
What personal effect did Lee give to Peck? | <text>What personal effect did Lee give to Peck?</text><reasoning>Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee's father, the model ... |
Which one of Peck's relatives was named Harper in honor of Lee? | <text>Which one of Peck's relatives was named Harper in honor of Lee?</text><reasoning>Harper Lee was pleased with the movie, saying: "In that film the man and the part met... I've had many, many offers to turn it into musicals, into TV or stage plays, but I've always refused. That film was a work of art." Peck met Lee... |
Who turned the novel into a play? | <text>Who turned the novel into a play?</text><reasoning>The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make up the cast. White male a... |
When was the play for To Kill a Mockingbird first performed? | <text>When was the play for To Kill a Mockingbird first performed?</text><reasoning>The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople mak... |
What town labeled itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama"? | <text>What town labeled itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama"?</text><reasoning>The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make... |
Who makes up the cast of the annual play based on the book performed in Monroeville? | <text>Who makes up the cast of the annual play based on the book performed in Monroeville?</text><reasoning>The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse gro... |
During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience? | <text>During the courtroom scene, what happens to the audience?</text><reasoning>The book has also been adapted as a play by Christopher Sergel. It debuted in 1990 in Monroeville, a town that labels itself "The Literary Capital of Alabama". The play runs every May on the county courthouse grounds and townspeople make u... |
Who was Truman Capote's father? | <text>Who was Truman Capote's father?</text><reasoning>Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; and so fun... |
Who was speculated to have wrote the book instead of Harper Lee? | <text>Who was speculated to have wrote the book instead of Harper Lee?</text><reasoning>Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of h... |
What was the name of Harper Lee's sister? | <text>What was the name of Harper Lee's sister?</text><reasoning>Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching book; ... |
Who was rumored to have written the book instead of Lee? | <text>Who was rumored to have written the book instead of Lee?</text><reasoning>Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A ... |
Lee's notes to whom help disclaim this rumor? | <text>Lee's notes to whom help disclaim this rumor?</text><reasoning>Lee's childhood friend, author Truman Capote, wrote on the dust jacket of the first edition, "Someone rare has written this very fine first novel: a writer with the liveliest sense of life, and the warmest, most authentic sense of humor. A touching bo... |
Which reviewer called the book melodramatic and contrived? | <text>Which reviewer called the book melodramatic and contrived?</text><reasoning>Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer ... |
Which Southern writer deemed it a child's book? | <text>Which Southern writer deemed it a child's book?</text><reasoning>Not all reviewers were enthusiastic. Some lamented the use of poor white Southerners, and one-dimensional black victims, and Granville Hicks labeled the book "melodramatic and contrived". When the book was first released, Southern writer Flannery O'... |
Where does solar energy come from? | <text>Where does solar energy come from?</text><reasoning>Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.</reasoning><output>the Sun</output> |
What kind of energy consists of the light and heat provided by the Sun? | <text>What kind of energy consists of the light and heat provided by the Sun?</text><reasoning>Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.</reasonin... |
What technologies are used to harness solar energy from the sun? | <text>What technologies are used to harness solar energy from the sun?</text><reasoning>Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.</reasoning><outp... |
What is solar energy? | <text>What is solar energy?</text><reasoning>Solar energy is radiant light and heat from the Sun harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating, photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture and artificial photosynthesis.</reasoning><output>radiant light and heat from the Sun</out... |
Which year did To Kill a Mockingbird win the Pulitzer Prize? | <text>Which year did To Kill a Mockingbird win the Pulitzer Prize?</text><reasoning>During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mocking... |
Paperback of the Year award from Bestsellers magazine was awarded when? | <text>Paperback of the Year award from Bestsellers magazine was awarded when?</text><reasoning>During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kil... |
When did Harper Lee begin refusing interviews and questions about the book? | <text>When did Harper Lee begin refusing interviews and questions about the book?</text><reasoning>During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To... |
What major award did the book receive in 1961? | <text>What major award did the book receive in 1961?</text><reasoning>During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingbird was in it... |
In what year did Lee stop giving interviews about the book? | <text>In what year did Lee stop giving interviews about the book?</text><reasoning>During the years immediately following the novel's publication, Harper Lee enjoyed the attention its popularity garnered her, granting interviews, visiting schools, and attending events honoring the book. In 1961, when To Kill a Mockingb... |
Reviewer R. A. Dave classified the novel how? | <text>Reviewer R. A. Dave classified the novel how?</text><reasoning>The novel exposes the loss of innocence so frequently that reviewer R. A. Dave claims that because every character has to face, or even suffer defeat, the book takes on elements of a classical tragedy. In exploring how each character deals with his or... |
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie vompared Lee to whom? | <text>Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie vompared Lee to whom?</text><reasoning>The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't ... |
Rosemary Goring connected Lee to whom? | <text>Rosemary Goring connected Lee to whom?</text><reasoning>The 50th anniversary of the novel's release was met with celebrations and reflections on its impact. Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune praises Lee's "rich use of language" but writes that the central lesson is that "courage isn't always flashy, isn't always ... |
In what form do thermal mass systems store solar energy? | <text>In what form do thermal mass systems store solar energy?</text><reasoning>Thermal mass systems can store solar energy in the form of heat at domestically useful temperatures for daily or interseasonal durations. Thermal storage systems generally use readily available materials with high specific heat capacities s... |
What is the system called that can store solar energy in the form of heat? | <text>What is the system called that can store solar energy in the form of heat?</text><reasoning>Thermal mass systems can store solar energy in the form of heat at domestically useful temperatures for daily or interseasonal durations. Thermal storage systems generally use readily available materials with high specific... |
What are some of the materials used in thermal storage systems? | <text>What are some of the materials used in thermal storage systems?</text><reasoning>Thermal mass systems can store solar energy in the form of heat at domestically useful temperatures for daily or interseasonal durations. Thermal storage systems generally use readily available materials with high specific heat capac... |
What is something that can be accomplished by a thermal mass system? | <text>What is something that can be accomplished by a thermal mass system?</text><reasoning>Thermal mass systems can store solar energy in the form of heat at domestically useful temperatures for daily or interseasonal durations. Thermal storage systems generally use readily available materials with high specific heat ... |
What year was a statue of Atticus build in Alabama? | <text>What year was a statue of Atticus build in Alabama?</text><reasoning>In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses f... |
Harper Lee was given a membership to what in 2008? | <text>Harper Lee was given a membership to what in 2008?</text><reasoning>In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses fr... |
What did the Alabama State Bar bestow on Lee in 2008? | <text>What did the Alabama State Bar bestow on Lee in 2008?</text><reasoning>In 1992, an Alabama editorial called for the death of Atticus, saying that as liberal as Atticus was, he still worked within a system of institutionalized racism and sexism and should not be revered. The editorial sparked a flurry of responses... |
According to Diane McWhorter, every child in the South had to face what? | <text>According to Diane McWhorter, every child in the South had to face what?</text><reasoning>Diane McWhorter, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of the Birmingham civil rights campaign, asserts that To Kill a Mockingbird condemns racism instead of racists, and states that every child in the South has moments of racial... |
Who criticized Lee in The Wall Street Journal? | <text>Who criticized Lee in The Wall Street Journal?</text><reasoning>Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama history. Barra writes, "It's time to stop... |
Who wrote that the book forces readers to question issues without resolving them? | <text>Who wrote that the book forces readers to question issues without resolving them?</text><reasoning>Native Alabamian Allen Barra sharply criticized Lee and the novel in The Wall Street Journal calling Atticus a "repository of cracker-barrel epigrams" and the novel represents a "sugar-coated myth" of Alabama histor... |
What newspaper wrote that the novel has strong contemporary national significance? | <text>What newspaper wrote that the novel has strong contemporary national significance?</text><reasoning>Initial reactions to the novel were varied. The New Yorker declared it "skilled, unpretentious, and totally ingenious", and The Atlantic Monthly's reviewer rated it as "pleasant, undemanding reading", but found the... |
Are the Ewell's considered rich or poor? | <text>Are the Ewell's considered rich or poor?</text><reasoning>Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence the voices that might challenge the exis... |
What two factors did Lee demonstrate intensified prejudice? | <text>What two factors did Lee demonstrate intensified prejudice?</text><reasoning>Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence the voices that might... |
The children's non-judgmental attitude gave them a greater understanding of what? | <text>The children's non-judgmental attitude gave them a greater understanding of what?</text><reasoning>Scholars argue that Lee's approach to class and race was more complex "than ascribing racial prejudice primarily to 'poor white trash' ... Lee demonstrates how issues of gender and class intensify prejudice, silence... |
Where do the majority of renewable energies derive their energy from? | <text>Where do the majority of renewable energies derive their energy from?</text><reasoning>Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly de... |
How are solar technologies defined? | <text>How are solar technologies defined?</text><reasoning>Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on distance from the equat... |
What is one way that characterizes solar technologies as passive or active? | <text>What is one way that characterizes solar technologies as passive or active?</text><reasoning>Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mos... |
Which renewable energies do not acquire their energy from the sun? | <text>Which renewable energies do not acquire their energy from the sun?</text><reasoning>Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depen... |
How do renewable energies acquire energy from the sun? | <text>How do renewable energies acquire energy from the sun?</text><reasoning>Solar technologies are broadly characterized as either passive or active depending on the way they capture, convert and distribute sunlight and enable solar energy to be harnessed at different levels around the world, mostly depending on dist... |
According to Shuman, up to what percentage of domestic hot water can be provided by solar heating systems? | <text>According to Shuman, up to what percentage of domestic hot water can be provided by solar heating systems?</text><reasoning>Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water. In low geographical latitudes (below 40 degrees) from 60 to 70% of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 °C can be provid... |
What do Solar hot water systems use to heat water? | <text>What do Solar hot water systems use to heat water?</text><reasoning>Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water. In low geographical latitudes (below 40 degrees) from 60 to 70% of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 °C can be provided by solar heating systems. The most common types of sol... |
How much hot water can be produced by solar heating systems in low geographical latitudes? | <text>How much hot water can be produced by solar heating systems in low geographical latitudes?</text><reasoning>Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water. In low geographical latitudes (below 40 degrees) from 60 to 70% of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 °C can be provided by solar heati... |
What is a common type of solar water heater? | <text>What is a common type of solar water heater?</text><reasoning>Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water. In low geographical latitudes (below 40 degrees) from 60 to 70% of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 °C can be provided by solar heating systems. The most common types of solar wat... |
What type of solar water heater is used to heat pools? | <text>What type of solar water heater is used to heat pools?</text><reasoning>Solar hot water systems use sunlight to heat water. In low geographical latitudes (below 40 degrees) from 60 to 70% of the domestic hot water use with temperatures up to 60 °C can be provided by solar heating systems. The most common types of... |
What is Lee's strongest style of writing? | <text>What is Lee's strongest style of writing?</text><reasoning>The strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called "tactile brilliance". Writing a decade later, another scholar noted, "Harper Lee has a remarkable gift of story-tellin... |
What narrative technique does Lee use to combine the adult's perspective with the child's observations?? | <text>What narrative technique does Lee use to combine the adult's perspective with the child's observations??</text><reasoning>The strongest element of style noted by critics and reviewers is Lee's talent for narration, which in an early review in Time was called "tactile brilliance". Writing a decade later, another s... |
What percentage of energy in commercial buildings comes from HVAC systems? | <text>What percentage of energy in commercial buildings comes from HVAC systems?</text><reasoning>In the United States, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 30% (4.65 EJ/yr) of the energy used in commercial buildings and nearly 50% (10.1 EJ/yr) of the energy used in residential buildings... |
How much energy does an HVAC system use in commercial locations? | <text>How much energy does an HVAC system use in commercial locations?</text><reasoning>In the United States, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 30% (4.65 EJ/yr) of the energy used in commercial buildings and nearly 50% (10.1 EJ/yr) of the energy used in residential buildings. Solar he... |
How much energy does an HVAC system use in residential locations? | <text>How much energy does an HVAC system use in residential locations?</text><reasoning>In the United States, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 30% (4.65 EJ/yr) of the energy used in commercial buildings and nearly 50% (10.1 EJ/yr) of the energy used in residential buildings. Solar h... |
What can be used to balance out a portion of the energy used by HVAC systems? | <text>What can be used to balance out a portion of the energy used by HVAC systems?</text><reasoning>In the United States, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for 30% (4.65 EJ/yr) of the energy used in commercial buildings and nearly 50% (10.1 EJ/yr) of the energy used in residential buildi... |
How many terawatts of solar radiation does the Earth receive? | <text>How many terawatts of solar radiation does the Earth receive?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of sola... |
What percentage of solar radiation is reflected back by the atmosphere? | <text>What percentage of solar radiation is reflected back by the atmosphere?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectr... |
The areas that people live in typically receive what range of kWh/m2 per day? | <text>The areas that people live in typically receive what range of kWh/m2 per day?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The ... |
How many terrawatts of radiation does the earth receive? | <text>How many terrawatts of radiation does the earth receive?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar lig... |
How much of the solar radiation is reflected back into space? | <text>How much of the solar radiation is reflected back into space?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of sola... |
What are the insolation levels of most populated areas? | <text>What are the insolation levels of most populated areas?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of solar ligh... |
Where is the solar radiation not reflected back to space absorbed? | <text>Where is the solar radiation not reflected back to space absorbed?</text><reasoning>The Earth receives 174,000 terawatts (TW) of incoming solar radiation (insolation) at the upper atmosphere. Approximately 30% is reflected back to space while the rest is absorbed by clouds, oceans and land masses. The spectrum of... |
Besides the children's fascination with Boo, the first part of the book was concerned about their feelings for what? | <text>Besides the children's fascination with Boo, the first part of the book was concerned about their feelings for what?</text><reasoning>When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the ... |
Lee's detailed explanations of the characters' behaviors caused one writer to catagorize the book as what? | <text>Lee's detailed explanations of the characters' behaviors caused one writer to catagorize the book as what?</text><reasoning>When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's... |
Scout defined people doing the best they could with what they had as who? | <text>Scout defined people doing the best they could with what they had as who?</text><reasoning>When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and ... |
What drives the plot of the book more than the characters? | <text>What drives the plot of the book more than the characters?</text><reasoning>When the book was released, reviewers noted that it was divided into two parts, and opinion was mixed about Lee's ability to connect them. The first part of the novel concerns the children's fascination with Boo Radley and their feelings ... |
What has influenced the design since the beginning of architectural history? | <text>What has influenced the design since the beginning of architectural history?</text><reasoning>Sunlight has influenced building design since the beginning of architectural history. Advanced solar architecture and urban planning methods were first employed by the Greeks and Chinese, who oriented their buildings tow... |
Who first utilized solar architecture? | <text>Who first utilized solar architecture?</text><reasoning>Sunlight has influenced building design since the beginning of architectural history. Advanced solar architecture and urban planning methods were first employed by the Greeks and Chinese, who oriented their buildings toward the south to provide light and war... |
In which direction were the buildings built by the Greeks and Chinese facing? | <text>In which direction were the buildings built by the Greeks and Chinese facing?</text><reasoning>Sunlight has influenced building design since the beginning of architectural history. Advanced solar architecture and urban planning methods were first employed by the Greeks and Chinese, who oriented their buildings to... |
Are supply side solar technologies generally active or passive? | <text>Are supply side solar technologies generally active or passive?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal prope... |
Are demand side solar technologies generally active or passive? | <text>Are demand side solar technologies generally active or passive?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal prope... |
What is an active solar technique used to generate energy? | <text>What is an active solar technique used to generate energy?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties... |
What is an active solar technique used to generate energy? | <text>What is an active solar technique used to generate energy?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties... |
What does an active solar technique do? | <text>What does an active solar technique do?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces ... |
What does a passive solar technique do? | <text>What does a passive solar technique do?</text><reasoning>Active solar techniques use photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, solar thermal collectors, pumps, and fans to convert sunlight into useful outputs. Passive solar techniques include selecting materials with favorable thermal properties, designing spaces ... |
When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles Public Library? | <text>When did Lee randomly show up at the Los Angeles Public Library?</text><reasoning>In May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: "She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this ... |
What did Peck's widow call Lee? | <text>What did Peck's widow call Lee?</text><reasoning>In May 2005, Lee made an uncharacteristic appearance at the Los Angeles Public Library at the request of Peck's widow Veronique, who said of Lee: "She's like a national treasure. She's someone who has made a difference...with this book. The book is still as strong ... |
What kind of system is a solar chimney? | <text>What kind of system is a solar chimney?</text><reasoning>A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building. As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft that pulls air thr... |
What is a solar chimney? | <text>What is a solar chimney?</text><reasoning>A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building. As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft that pulls air through the buildi... |
What is a solar chimney made of? | <text>What is a solar chimney made of?</text><reasoning>A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building. As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft that pulls air through th... |
How can the performance of a solar chimney be improved? | <text>How can the performance of a solar chimney be improved?</text><reasoning>A solar chimney (or thermal chimney, in this context) is a passive solar ventilation system composed of a vertical shaft connecting the interior and exterior of a building. As the chimney warms, the air inside is heated causing an updraft th... |
What was the total capacity of solar hot water systems in 2007 in gigawatts? | <text>What was the total capacity of solar hot water systems in 2007 in gigawatts?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term goal of 21... |
Over 90% of homes use solar hot water systems in which two countries? | <text>Over 90% of homes use solar hot water systems in which two countries?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term goal of 210 GWth ... |
What is the capacity of a solar hot water system? | <text>What is the capacity of a solar hot water system?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term goal of 210 GWth by 2020. Israel and ... |
What country is the leader in the implementation of solar powered hot water systems? | <text>What country is the leader in the implementation of solar powered hot water systems?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term go... |
What percentage of households use solar hot water systems in Israel and Cyprus? | <text>What percentage of households use solar hot water systems in Israel and Cyprus?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term goal of... |
In what countries is the use to solar hot water used mainly for w=swimming pools? | <text>In what countries is the use to solar hot water used mainly for w=swimming pools?</text><reasoning>As of 2007, the total installed capacity of solar hot water systems is approximately 154 thermal gigawatt (GWth). China is the world leader in their deployment with 70 GWth installed as of 2006 and a long-term goal ... |
What is a possible negative effect of algae in water stabilization ponds? | <text>What is a possible negative effect of algae in water stabilization ponds?</text><reasoning>Solar energy may be used in a water stabilisation pond to treat waste water without chemicals or electricity. A further environmental advantage is that algae grow in such ponds and consume carbon dioxide in photosynthesis, ... |
For what reason would solar energy be used in a water stabilisation pond? | <text>For what reason would solar energy be used in a water stabilisation pond?</text><reasoning>Solar energy may be used in a water stabilisation pond to treat waste water without chemicals or electricity. A further environmental advantage is that algae grow in such ponds and consume carbon dioxide in photosynthesis, ... |
What is a reason why the water from a water stabilisation pond may be unusable? | <text>What is a reason why the water from a water stabilisation pond may be unusable?</text><reasoning>Solar energy may be used in a water stabilisation pond to treat waste water without chemicals or electricity. A further environmental advantage is that algae grow in such ponds and consume carbon dioxide in photosynth... |
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