What is Work? Work done has the same units as energy – joules, J. This is because energy is the ability to do work. In physics, work is done when a Force is applied to an object and it travels some distance. For example, you kicked a ball with a certain amount of force and ball traveled few meters, then you had done a certain amount of work on the ball. How is Work measured? Work is the scalar quantity, means it doesn’t need direction to define it. Work is measured in joule or newton-meter. This is the same unit in which Energy is measured. The work done on an object is found by multiplying the force exerted on an object with the distance that it traveled. Work = Force*distance #desitdown #kids #knowledge #wisdom #work #physics #energy #force #distance