MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Work

The moon is r...

Question

The moon is revolving around the earth in a circular path. How much work is done by the moon ?

Open in App

Solution

No work is done since displacement is Normal to the direction | of force on the body. The force is Central.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

3

Similar questions

A moon is revolving around the earth in a circular path. How much work is done by moon

Q. What is the work done by the moon when it revolves around the earth?

Q. ^{The moon revolves around the Earth in a circular path under the action of gravitational force. What can you conclude about the net work done by gravity in this case?}

Q. The moon revolving round the earth in circular orbit is held by the gravitational force of the earth exerted on the moon. Does this gravitational force do any work on the moon?

Moon is revolving in a circular orbit around the earth with a uniform speed v. If the gravitational force suddenly disappears, then moon will

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Work Done

PHYSICS

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Standard IX Physics

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon