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Select the law of motion that corresponds with this statement:
a rocket gains speed rapidly
Second
Third
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Second.
Newton's Second Law (F = ma) explains that a net force on the rocket produces acceleration (a change in speed). The engines provide a large thrust, so the rocket's acceleration (rapid speed increase) follows from the Second Law. (The thrust itself arises from the Third Law—action and reaction.)
Newton's Second Law (F = ma) explains that a net force on the rocket produces acceleration (a change in speed). The engines provide a large thrust, so the rocket's acceleration (rapid speed increase) follows from the Second Law. (The thrust itself arises from the Third Law—action and reaction.)
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