Work in Physics Quiz

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What is work in physics?

The energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement (correct)

The force applied to an object

The weight of an object

The distance traveled by an object

When does a force do positive work?

When it is applied vertically

When it is applied horizontally

When it has a component in the direction of the displacement of the point of application (correct)

When it has a component opposite to the direction of the displacement at the point of application

What is the unit of work in the SI system?

Coulomb (C)

Joule (J) (correct)

Newton (N)

Watt (W)

How is work calculated when the force and the angle between the force and the displacement are constant?

$W = |F| \cdot |s| \cdot \cos(\theta)$ Signup and view all the answers

What type of quantity is work?

Scalar Signup and view all the answers

When does a force do negative work?

When it has a component opposite to the direction of the displacement Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating work when the force and the angle between the force and the displacement are constant?

$W = F \cdot s \cdot \cos(\theta)$ Signup and view all the answers

What type of quantity is work?

Scalar Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit of work in the SI system?

Joule (J) Signup and view all the answers

What does work transfer from one place to another, or one form to another?

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What is work in physics?

When does a force do positive work?

What is the unit of work in the SI system?

How is work calculated when the force and the angle between the force and the displacement are constant?

What type of quantity is work?

When does a force do negative work?

What is the formula for calculating work when the force and the angle between the force and the displacement are constant?

What type of quantity is work?

What is the unit of work in the SI system?

What does work transfer from one place to another, or one form to another?

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