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Explain how newton’s 1st law impacts the motion of a rocket

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Like all objects, rockets are governed by Newton's Law of Motion. The first law describes how an object acts when no force is acting upon it. So, rockets stay until a force is applied to move them Likewise, once they're in motion there is no stopping them.

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The momentum change of the gases gives the rocket the "push" to go forward.

We call this push, the thrust of the rocket, i.e. the force exerted on the rocket.

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