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An airplane demonstrates the law of action-reaction becauseA its wings deflect air downward, and the air pushes the plane upward.B the force of its rudder moving to the right turns the plane to the right.C when it lands, the ground pushes against the plane and slows it down.D its forward force is balanced by wind resistance while it is cruising.

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An airplane demonstrates the law of action-reaction becauseA its wings deflect air downward, and the air pushes the plane upward.B the force of its rudder moving to the right turns the plane to the right.C when it lands, the ground pushes against the plane and slows it down.D its forward force is balanced by wind resistance while it is cruising.

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The correct answer is A. An airplane demonstrates the law of action-reaction because its wings deflect air downward, and the air pushes the plane upward. This is a direct application of Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the airplane's wings push air downwards (action), the air pushes back upwards (reaction), providing the lift needed for the airplane to fly.

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