What is transferred by a force moving an object through a distance

Work

Explanation:

Work is said to be done when an applied force to an object causes the object to move at a particular distance. Before work can be done, an object must have been moved at a distance. For example, a boy climbing a ladder, the boy is said to be doing work because he is covering a distance by climbing a ladder. A situation where no work is done is when a person is throwing a stone at a stationary object because both the person and the object are not moving.

the independent variable, the one that is intentionally manipulated, is whether or not the car hits the barrier.

the dependent variable, the one that you measure the response in, is the distance that the washers travel.