MCQ
Rocket engines lift a rocket from the earth surface because hot gas with high velocity
- APush against the earth
- BPush against the air
- ✓React against the rocket and push it up
- DHeat up the air which lifts the rocket
✓
Answer
Correct option: C.
React against the rocket and push it up
c
(c)It works on the principle of conservation of momentum.
(c)It works on the principle of conservation of momentum.
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