Name Date
Period
Workbook Activity
22
Chapter 5, Lesson 1
What Is Work?
Directions On the line, write the word or words that best complete the sentence.
1. When work is done, an object changes its
2. Work is done when a force moves an object in the
of the force that is applied.
3. To measure work, you must
through which it acts.
4. Work is measured in newton-meters, or
the force by the distance
5. The formula for measuring work is
Directions Use the formula work = force X distance to find each answer. Give the answer in joules.
6. Julie rolled a 2-kg ball down a ramp 10 meters long.
(Romamber 1 Iro 98 newtons.) How much work was done?