Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Work and Energy Transfers.
The energy transferred when a force acts upon an object and causes it to move over a distance in the direction of the force.
Mechanical work appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Energy – forces doing work, especially Work and Energy Transfers and Ways of Changing Energy.
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