Homework Help: Physics

Posted by HELP on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:04am.

A rocket leaves a launch pad at liftoff with a great deal of upward momentum. What was initially given
downward momentum?
a. the launch pad
b. the astronauts aboard the rocket
c. the expelled fuel
d. the entire Earth

Physics - Writeacher, Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:33am
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Physics - jkl, Monday, April 9, 2012 at 1:54pm
a
Physics - James, Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 9:18am
Entire esrth
Physics - ggg, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:26pm
Launch pad
Physics - ggg, Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 11:26pm
Launch pad

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