ROCKET LAUNCHES

KERIMA AMER 902 CONEY ISLAND

A rocket launching into space Is a classic example of newtons laws of
motion. Newtons third law is most important because that law is what
launches a rocket into space.
Newtons 1
st
law- objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will
stay in motion in a straight line unless acted upon by an unbalanced force .
Newtons 2
nd
law- force is equal to mass times acceleration.
Newtons 3
rd
law- for every action there is always an opposite and equal
reaction.
INTRODUCTION
With newtons three laws we can accurately determine how a rocket
works. The first of newtons laws is a simple statement that an object
with no force acting on it moves with constant velocity, if it is at rest it
will remain at rest. But what is a force? It can be described as a push
or a pull, so if there is no push or pull acting on the rocket it will travel
in a straight line if it is moving, and remain at rest.
HOW DOES NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION AFFECT THE THE LAUNCH OF A
ROCKET?
A rocket is a classic example of newtons third law because as I said
before, the third law is what launches a rocket into space. When the rocket
engines fire, large amounts of gas escapes at high speed. This requires
significant force to launch these gasses. Since newtons third law states
that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction we know that
the gas pushes back upon the rocket which Is just as much force as when
the rocket pushes down on the gas this force launches the rocket into
space.
HOW DOES NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION AFFECT THE LAUNCH OF A ROCKET?
HOW DOES NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION AFFECT THE LAUNCH OF A ROCKET?
Newtons 1
st
law also helps a rocket launch into space. The rocket will go in
the same direction and speed unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. If
you dont ignite the rocket motor (the unbalanced force) nothing will happen.
But when you do ignite the rocket this stable force becomes unbalanced by
thrust which is produced by the rocket motor and if the motor thrust exceeds
the mass of the rocket, the rocket will rise and will accelerate. The heavier
the rocket is the more fuel you will need to provide the thrust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_iYCg411BAnewtons
As you could see in the video the model rocket has a action and reaction. For every
action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Hot gasses are pushed out from the
bottom of the model rocket engine as the rocket is thrusted upward the force of the
gasses pushing against the surface of the earth is equal and opposite to the force with
which the rocket moves upward.
Demonstration
grc.nasa.govhowstuffworks.com www.real-world-physics.com
www.apogeerrocketscom
www.howthingsfly.si.edu
www.youtube.com

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