NST1502 ASSIGNMENT 02 YEAR MODULE 2024 (764757)

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UNIQUE NUMBER: 764757

MODULE CODE: NST1502

MODULE NAME: NATURAL SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLASSROOM 2

ASSIGNMENT: 02

YEAR MODULE 2024


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, QUESTION 1

1.1 Define Energy.
Energy is the capacity to do work or produce change. It exists in various forms, such as
kinetic, potential, thermal, electrical, chemical, and nuclear.

1.2 Use your native language to define energy. Name the language and define it.
Language: Sesotho
Energy (Matla) ke bokhoni ba ho etsa mosebetsi kapa ho etsa phetoho. E teng ka
mefuta e fapaneng, joalo ka matla a ho sisinyeha, a polokelo, a futhumatsang, a
motlakase, a lik'hemik'hale le a nyutlelie.

1.3 What do green plants depend on to make food?
Green plants depend on sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

1.4 What process do green plants use to make food?
Green plants use the process of photosynthesis to make food.

1.5 What do animals depend on green plants for?
Animals depend on green plants for food and oxygen.

1.6 Name seven life processes that require energy.

1. Movement

2. Respiration

3. Sensitivity

4. Growth

5. Reproduction

6. Excretion

7. Nutrition

1.7 Can any living organism exist without energy?
No, living organisms cannot exist without energy.


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