AS Applied Science Unit 2

Assignment 1

1. An object has lots of kinetic energy if it has a large ________  and a large  _____________

2. An object has lots of gravitational potential energy if it has a large ___________ and it is ______________

3. Complete this table

prefix symbol value
milli   x 0.001
  k  
    x 1,000
giga    

4. Who was James Joule?  ( 5 facts about him and what he discovered)

5. State 5 other types of energy and state an object which has a lot of each type.

6. What does the word "potential" mean when referring to a type of energy?

7. Write a word equation for respiration

8. Where does respiration happen?

9. State 3 reasons why living things need energy

10. What is anaerobic respiration? In what ways it it different to aerobic respiration?