Question

The fuel is ignited in a model rocket sitting on a launch pad, which blasts the rocket upward. The rocket goes up because: Group of answer choices air friction pushes on the escaping fuel. the downward force of gravity is less than the downward momentum of the fuel. None of the above. the fuel pushes on the launch pad. the downward force of gravity is greater than the downward momentum of the fuel.

Answer 1

Answer: The fuel pushes on the launch pad.

Explanation: This is a case of Newton's Third Law of Motion which states for every action in nature, there is an opposite and equal reaction.

Inside the rocket, the fuel is combusted creating a force that exerts on the launch pad by pushing it. As a reaction, the pad pushes the rocket upward, allowing it to go up. This is an example of Newton's Third Law of motion.