A Rocket Obeys the Principles of Recoil

question 31

Multiple Choice

A rocket obeys the principles of recoil. However, it is much more difficult to apply Newton's second law to a rocket because

• A) Newton's three laws do not apply in outer space.
• B) there is actually sideways momentum, because a rocket motor is just a well-controlled explosion.
• C) the rocket pushes against air but the air is a fluid.
• D) as the rocket motor fires the total mass of the rocket changes.

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