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Which of these is

considered "work"
according to
science?
A. pushing against a wall
B. babysitting
C. kicking a soccer ball

User Schmalls
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In physics, work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement.
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Answer:c

Explanation:work is force x distance. The wall doesn’t move any distance in A so that’s not work. B involves tasks that do work but I don’t think this is what they’re going for. For a short instance while kicking a ball, your foot is applying a force to the ball which moves a distance before following its own trajectory after contact with your foot. Because the contact has a short duration and isn’t instantaneous, this is work

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