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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?

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Solution

Work done by moon is 0.

This is because when it revolves around the earth, it comes back into its initial position. The displacement is 0 hence the work is 0.

Explanation:

Work is done by a force on an object when that force causes the object to move in the direction of the force. Since the moon moves perpendicular to the gravitational force from the Earth, no work is done.
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