A rocket engine accelerates its exhaust gas in one direction,moving the rocket in the other direction.Which law explains this phenomenon?
A) Kepler's second law
B) universal gravitation
C) Newton's first law
D) Newton's third law

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Newton's third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the expulsion of exhaust gases out of the rocket engine in one direction, and the reaction is the movement of the rocket in the opposite direction.

A Rocket Engine Accelerates Its Exhaust Gas in One Direction,moving