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2 years ago

Supposing you were in space..in a weightless environment, would it require a force to set an object in motion? Explain..

Physics

1 answer:

Dvinal [7]2 years ago

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Answer:

Yes, a force is require to set an object in motion.

Explanation:

In space, even if you feel weightless, you are subject to motion. If you are orbiting the Earth, you are under the constant influence of Earth having a free-fall acceleration equal to the centripetal acceleration.
To disturb this orbital motion, an external force is required.
According to Newton's laws of motion, a force is required to change the state of the rest of a body or to change the velocity or direction if it is moving with uniform velocity along a straight line.
Whenever there is a change in velocity or direction of a body there is a force acting on it.

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