Just after the rocket's engine is lit, a surge of kinetic energy is transferred to it that sends it skywards. Where was the kinetic energy transferred to the rocket from? Drag and drop the best answer into the white box.

Question

Just after the rocket's engine is lit, a surge of kinetic energy is transferred to it that sends it skywards. Where was the kinetic energy transferred to the rocket from? Drag and drop the best answer into the white box.
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chemical potential energy of the rocket fuel
gravitational potential energy
electromagnetic potential energy
spring mechanism in the launch platform

GPT-4o mini · Answer

The best answer to drag and drop into the white box is: **chemical potential energy of the rocket fuel**