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Mr. Walters is launching a toy rocket.The rocket experiences a force that pushes it up into the air. Which of the following statements is true? A. The exhaust gases of the rocket are shot downward with an equal force. B. The rocket has no mass, so it does not accelerate. C. The rocket exerts an upward force on its fuel. D. The air does not experience any force as the rocket passes through it.

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Mr. Walters is launching a toy rocket.The rocket experiences a force that pushes it up into the air. Which of the following statements is true? A. The exhaust gases of the rocket are shot downward with an equal force. B. The rocket has no mass, so it does not accelerate. C. The rocket exerts an upward force on its fuel. D. The air does not experience any force as the rocket passes through it.

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The correct statement is A. The exhaust gases of the rocket are shot downward with an equal force. This is based on Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the force of the gases being expelled downward from the rocket, and the reaction is the force that propels the rocket upward.

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