Question

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if a rocket takes off from earth with a certain force, what must be true about earth?
a. it accelerates just as quickly in the direction of the rocket.
b. it is being pushed away from the rocket by an equal and opposite force.
c. it accelerates just as quickly in the direction opposite of the rocket.
d. it is being pulled toward the rocket by that same force.

Explanation:

According to Newton's third - law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a rocket takes off from Earth by exerting a force on the Earth, the Earth exerts an equal and opposite force on the rocket.

Answer:

B. It is being pushed away from the rocket by an equal and opposite force.