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Is it true that a force is required to keep an object moving in a given direction?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Yes! remember Newton law of movement? An object will keep on moving forever,
as long as another force or object leaves it alone.
Wonderful! Your second sentence is correct, and totally contradicts your first one.
The answer is: No. It is false. No force is required to keep an object moving
at a constant speed in a straight line.
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∙ 12y ago
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What is necessary for a force to move an object?
No force is required to keep an object in motion. Maintaining speed and direction seems to be "the natural thing to do" for any object. A force is required to CHANGE an object's velocity, whether you want to make it go faster, slow it down, or simply change the direction for a moving object.
What force keeps an object in free space going a constant speed?
No force is required to keep an object moving at constant speed in a straight line. Force is required only to change its speed or direction.
Is it true that to keep an object moving a force must be apllied?
No, it is untrue. No force is required to keep a moving object moving.
What changes the direction of a force?
Force changes either the speed or the direction of motion, or both.
Which force pushes against a moving object as it passes through air?
When an object is moving in a particular direction, air resistance will be acting on the object in the opposite direction to the direction of travel.
What is necessary for a force to move an object?
No force is required to keep an object in motion. Maintaining speed and direction seems to be "the natural thing to do" for any object. A force is required to CHANGE an object's velocity, whether you want to make it go faster, slow it down, or simply change the direction for a moving object.
What force keeps an object in free space going a constant speed?
No force is required to keep an object moving at constant speed in a straight line. Force is required only to change its speed or direction.
Can an object continue to move if there is no force on it in the direction in which its moving?
Yes. If no force acts on an object, it will continue moving indefinitely.
Is it true that to keep an object moving a force must be apllied?
No, it is untrue. No force is required to keep a moving object moving.
What changes the direction of a force?
Force changes either the speed or the direction of motion, or both.
What determines the change in direction of an object after it collides with another moving object?
the force or other moving object
What happens to a moving object when force is applied?
The object is accelerated in the direction of the net (or resultant) force.
Which force pushes against a moving object as it passes through air?
When an object is moving in a particular direction, air resistance will be acting on the object in the opposite direction to the direction of travel.
What is the direction of the force that's keeps and object moving in a circle?
The centripetal force which always acts perpendicular to the motion of the object
If the net force on an object is 0 what will be the direction of motion?
it will be in the same direction in which it is moving. If it is not moving it will remain at rest
Can a force stop a moving object?
any force opposite the direction of motion
What are the different effects of forces on object?
force can change the shape and size of an object force can change the direction of an moving object force can make a stationary object move and make a moving object move faster force can slow down or completely stop a moving object
