Physics - please summarize WORK?

Question

Hi people. Just trying to get a handle on things and I wanna make sure I have a firm grasp of this concept. If you could please list all the equations for WORK, the correponding units and each equation's application.

thanx muchly.

Answer 1

Hey.

Work is what is done when something transfers energy from one form to another. For example when a light turns electrical energy into light and heat energy.

The SI unit is the joule (J), which is defined as the work done by a force of one newton acting over a distance of one meter. And its a scalar quantity.

And the equation for it is work done = force x the displacement in the direction of the force.

Hope that helps x

Answer 2

Work Done = Force * Distance Moved (units of Newton Meters)