news bulletin – answers

Japan’s Solar City

true/false

1. Solar panels are circular. F: they are rectangular
2. The city lies to the south west of Tokyo. F: North West
3. Some of the local people are fruit growers. T: (the town is surrounded by strawberry fields)
4. Japan is high in natural resources. F: it is ‘resource-poor’
5. 515 homes here have solar panels. F: 550
6. The woman’s house is powered completely by solar energy. F: ‘primarily’ powered which suggests there is another source too
7. Surplus electricity is sold on by households. T:
8. The woman’s bill is cause for concern. F: the ‘negative’ is a number e.g. -20 showing the power she hasn’t used so she is very happy
9. Solar panels are inexpensive. F: they are expensive – this is a challenge for the project
10. The government will pay 10% of the solar panel cost to households. T