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T or F: In order to do work on an object it must be moving

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Work is done on an object when a force is applied and the object moves in the direction of the force, so an object does not need to be moving initially for work to be performed.

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False. An object does not need to be moving to have work done on it; work can be performed as long as there is a force applied and the object moves in the direction of the force. Work is the product of force and displacement in the direction of the force. Therefore, even setting a stationary object into motion constitutes work. For example, a person lifting a stationary rock off the ground is doing work because the rock is moving in the direction the force is applied.

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