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Power. It is usually measured in Watts (or horse-power in vehicles).
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Is work done if you push a car that has run out of gas?
Yes. The work is being done by whoever is pushing rather then the engine, but work is being done. Any time a force is applied through a distance, work is being done.
Is work being done when you pick your pencil up from the floor?
Of corse,potential energy of pencil is increased.Therefor work done
Does an object have to move in order for work to be done?
Work = force x distance. If distance = 0, work = 0 because force x 0 = 0.
Is work being done when someone is sitting on a cushion on the floor?
Well. Work is being done. While sitting down, the person does not apply any force. He lets himself be dragged down by gravity. During this process, the gravitational force is doing the work. The work done by the gravitational force is stored as the potential energy present in the compressed cushion.
How does the scientific use of the word efficiency differ from the everyday use of the word?
Energy is scientifically defined as the ability to do work, and power as the rate at which work is done, or the rate at which work is expended.
What is the rate at which work is done?
Work is energy, measured in joules. The rate of work, or joules per second, is known as watts, or power.
What is the rate at which what is done?
Work is energy, measured in joules. The rate of work, or joules per second, is known as watts, or power.
Is the rate at which work is done is known as power?
Power describes the rate/speed of the work that is being done.
How are power and work related?
Power is the rate of doing work. For example one watt of power is one joule of work being done each second, and one horsepower is 550 foot pounds of work being done each second.
Is energy is the rate which work is done?
No it is not. Power is the rate at which work is done. Energy is another name for the total amount of work done. It may be thought of as power multiplied by time.
Rate at which work is done?
Power
What is The rate at which work is done or the amount of work done in a unit of time is called?
" power "
How do you know work is being done?
work is being done when you use energy
A rate at witch work is done is?
power
The rate at which work is done is the machine's?
power
Is Power the rate at which work is done.?
true
The percentage of total workers who are out of work but seeking jobs and willing to work is known at the blank rate?
It's known as the unemployment rate.
