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If u were in a weightless enviorment in space would it require a force to set an objecr in motion

If u were in a weightless enviorment in space would it require a force to set an objecr-example-1
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Yes it would require force, but a very small amount
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Yes. Even though the object may be "weightless" it still has mass. Inertia is a property of matter (or mass) that resists changes in motion. They object will indeed require a force to set it in motion because of it's Inertia.
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