A Force Is A Moving Object

The Object Has A Source:

- 1 Even small magnets are sources of magnetism that can erase credit cards.

The Object Has A Goal And Direction:

- 1 The attractive force of the females' pheromones is directed only at males of the same species.

The Object May Have An Intention:

- 1 Greed is the strongest evil force at work in the world today.

The Object Can Hit An Affected Party:

- 1 It takes a long time for force applied at one end of a long train to reach the other end.

The Object Can Move An Affected Party In Its Own Direction:

- 1 The magnetic force pulled at the horseshoe.

- 2 The centrifugal force pushed the coin to the edge of the disk.

The Object Can Hold/control The Affected Party:

- 1 The force of the tractor beam held the shuttlecraft motionless.

- 2 The force of his hypnotic words had me in its grip.

The Strength Of The Object Determines Its Ability To Affect Affected Party.

- 1 The force of gravity on the moon is much weaker.

- 2 Big magnets emit strong, undeniable forces.

?the Size Of The Object Determines Its Ability Of Affect Affected Party.

- 1 ?Gravity is a much larger force than wind resistance.

Note:

Source Domain
object, mover

Target Domain
force

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