When you push a pebble lying on a surface, the pebble moves through a distance. You exert a force on the pebble, causing it to be displaced. In this situation, work is done.
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When you push a pebble lying on a surface, the pebble moves through a distance. You exert a force on the pebble, causing it to be displaced. In this situation, work is done.
In the context of pushing a pebble, work is defined as the energy transferred when a force is applied to the pebble, causing it to move over a distance in the direction of the force.