Question

A family is driving to the store, and it breaks down. Two family members get out to push the car out of the road and into a nearby parking lot while the driver steers the car
Was work (physics) done in this scenario

Answer 1

Yes, work was done in this scenario. Work is defined as the force applied to an object over a distance, resulting in a change in the object's energy. In this case, the two family members applied a force to push the car, resulting in the car moving a certain distance. This means work was done on the car to move it from the road to the parking lot.