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A force is an ongoing push or a pull that is being done to an object.
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Is it true that a force is an ongoing push or a pull that is being done to an object?
Yes. Physics references and textbooks consistently define a force as a push or a pull acting on an object.
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Wikipedia: Force. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force
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Identifies forces as pushes or pulls acting on objects.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 5.05%3A Applying Newtons Laws. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Book%3A_Introductory_Physics_-_Building_Models_to_Describe_Our_World_(Martin_Neary_Rinaldo_and_Woodman)/05%3A_Newtons_Laws/5.05%3A_Applying_Newtons_Laws
States directly that a force pushes or pulls an object.
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OpenStax: OpenStax Physics: 4.1 Force. (n.d.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/physics/pages/47f50c14-db77-440c-a178-464af55ae244@
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