General questions: In order to get an object moving, you must push harder on it than it pushes back on you.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force you apply to an object is exactly matched by the force the object applies back to you. The object moves not because you push harder than it pushes back, but because of the unbalanced force applied to it in the context of its environment (e.g., overcoming friction, gravity, etc.).

General Questions: in Order to Get an Object Moving, You