A Rocket That Is Accelerated by the Force from the Ejection

question 90

Multiple Choice

A rocket that is accelerated by the force from the ejection of large quantities of hot gases represents an example of which physical law originally stated by Newton?

• A) Newton's law of elliptical motion of planets
• B) Newton's law of universal gravitation
• C) Newton's first law of motion, concerned with state of rest or uniform motion
• D) Newton's third law of motion, concerning action and reaction forces

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