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Question 1
1.1 Define Energy.
Energy is the capacity to do work. It can exist in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal,
electrical, chemical, and nuclear, and it can be converted from one form to another. In simpler terms,
energy is what allows things to happen or change.
1.2 Use your native language to define energy. Name the language and define it.
English
Energy is the capacity to do work. It can exist in various forms such as kinetic, potential, thermal,
electrical, chemical, and nuclear, and it can be converted from one form to another. In simpler terms,
energy is what allows things to happen or change.
Afrikaans
In Afrikaans, "energy" translates to "energie." The definition of energy in Afrikaans is: Die vermoë
om werk te verrig. Dit kan in verskeie vorms bestaan, soos kinetiese, potensiële, termiese, elektriese,
chemiese en kernenergie, en dit kan van die een vorm na die ander omskep word. In eenvoudiger
terme is energie wat dinge laat gebeur of verander.
Zulu
In Zulu, "energy" translates to "isithuthi." The definition of energy in Zulu is: Isithuthi kuyinto
yokwenza umsebenzi. Kungaba ngezinye izinhlobo njengoba isithuthi sokwenza, isithuthi sokuqala,
isithuthi sokuphila, isithuthi somsoco, isithuthi somdwebo, kanye nesithuthi somsunu, kanye
nesithuthi singaphansi, kanye nokwenza isithuthi kusukela ngesimo esinjalo kuye esinye.
Ngemisebenzi embalwa, isithuthi kuyinto esivumela izinto ukwenza okwenziwe.
1.3 What do greens plants depend on to make food?
Green plants depend on sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food through the process of
photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, plants use the energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide
and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen. This process is crucial for the survival of plants and the
production of food for other organisms in the ecosystem.
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