an octopus moves through the water by ejecting water through a funnel in its body. how does this illustrate newton's third law.

Question

a. when the octopus eject water out the water applies an equal force on the surrounding water in the opposite direction

B. when the octopus eject water out the water applies an equal force on the octopus in the opposite direction

Answer 1

A. when the octopus ejects water out, the water applies an equal force on the surrounding water in the opposite direction. This illustrates Newton's Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the octopus ejecting water through its funnel, and the reaction is the surrounding water being pushed back by an equal force.