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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
{{Infobox physical quantity
| bgcolour={pink}
| name = Work
| image = [[File:Baseball pitching motion 2004.jpg|250px]]
| caption = A [[baseball]] [[pitcher]] does positive work on the ball by applying a force to it over the distance it moves while in his grip.
| basequantities = 1 [[kilogram|kg]]⋅[[metre|m]]<sup>2</sup>⋅[[second|s]]<sup>−2</sup>
| unit = [[joule]] (J)
| otherunits = [[Foot-pound (energy)|Foot-pound]], [[Erg]]
| symbols = ''W''
| dimension = '''M''' '''L'''<sup>2</sup> '''T'''<sup>−2</sup>
| derivations = ''W'' = '''[[force (physics)|F]]''' ⋅ '''[[Displacement (vector)|s]]''' <br />
''W'' = ''[[torque|τ]]'' ''[[angle|θ]]''
}}
[[Work Done]] is the amount of [[Energy Transfer|energy transferred]] by the action of a [[force]].