Question

newtons third law inquiry lab
reflection question:

1. how does newtons third law explain how a rocket is able to launch? what does a

rocket have to fight against to launch into space?
the burning gases from the rockets push down (this is the
force), and the rocket pushes upward with an amount of
force in the direction (this is the force). the
rocket has to fight against the of earths gravitational

Explanation:

Newton's Third Law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In the case of a rocket launch, the burning gases being expelled downward is the action force. The reaction force is the upward push on the rocket. The rocket must overcome the magnitude of Earth's gravitational force (weight) to launch into space.

Answer:

1. engine (first blank: the source of the gases), action (second blank: the force of the gases pushing down), equal (third blank: as per Newton's Third Law, forces are equal in magnitude), opposite (fourth blank: opposite direction to the action force), reaction (fifth blank: the upward force on the rocket), magnitude (sixth blank: the measure of how strong the gravitational pull is), force (seventh blank: gravitational force).