Question
When pulling or pushing, the force needed to stop or start a load is greater than the force needed to keep it in motion. True. Choose one option then select Submit. Remember Choose 1 option False.
Answer
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Isolde
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Answer
True
Explanation
## Step 1: Understanding the question and principles involved.To understand this question, we should refer back to the principles of physics, more specifically Newton's first and second law of motion. These laws postulate that an object will remain at rest or in a uniform straight motion unless it's compelled to change its state by forces impressed upon it; and that the changes which motion undergoes are proportional to the force impressed, and are made in remotely the same direction that the force is operating.## Step 2: Deconstructing the statement from the question.The statement from the question posits that when applied with a force, more of it will be required to either start or stop an object (overcoming its inertia) than to sustain its motion (with and against the forces used in stopping and moving the object).## Step3: Validating the statement against known principles.Considering the principles of Newton's laws of motion mentioned in the first step, an object at rest needs an initiating force to put it in motion and similarly an object in motion needs an opposing force to bring it to a halt. These two scenarios are true and an ample amount of force would be needed compared to merely deterring a resistance force that can either slow down or speed up an object in motion (such as external friction or additional weights or even vacuuming surfaces). So the statement in the question is correct.