For work to be done on an object, force must be applied

Work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement.   What Is Power?     Power is a measure of the amount of work that can be done in a given amount of time.       Power can be represented by the equation:     Power = Work  / Time     In this equation, work is measured in joules and time is measured in seconds, so power is expressed in joules per second (J/s). This is the SI unit for power, also known as the watt (W). A watt equals 1 joule of work per second. You may already be familiar with watts. That's because light bulbs and small... Show more

Work is the energy transferred to or from an object via the application of force along a displacement.
 

What Is Power?    
Power is a measure of the amount of work that can be done in a given amount of time.    
 

Power can be represented by the equation:    
Power = Work  / Time    
In this equation, work is measured in joules and time is measured in seconds, so power is expressed in joules per second (J/s). This is the SI unit for power, also known as the watt (W). A watt equals 1 joule of work per second. You may already be familiar with watts. That's because light bulbs and small appliances such as hair dryers are labeled with the watts of power they provide.

For example, a hair dryer might have 2000 watts of power. This amount of power could also be expressed kilowatts. A kilowatt equals 1000 watts, so a 2000-watt hair dryer has 2 kilowatts of power.    

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