Which of the following describes the least amount of work being done? a batter hitting a baseball or wind turning a windmill or a ball hanging from a tall pole or steam turning a turbine

A ball hanging from a tall pole represents the least amount of work being done.

Whenever a force is applied to an object, causing the object to move, work is done by the force. If a force is applied but the object does not move, no work is done, if a force is applied and the object moves a distance d in a direction other than the direction of the force, less work is done than if the object moves in the direction of force.