Jellyfish sometimes squeeze the sides of their bodies. This pushes a stream of water from the back end of their bodies. According to Newton's third law of motion, how will this behavior affect the movement of the jellyfish?
A. The jellyfish will move forward.
B. The inertia of the jellyfish will increase.
C. The jellyfish will move backward.
D. The jellyfish will stay still.
Is the answer A?
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Yes, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Water goes one way, jelly fish goes the other.
Same way jet airplanes fly except they don't use water but the blast of hot gases from the engines.
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Yes, the correct answer is A. The jellyfish will move forward. According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. In this case, the action is the jellyfish squeezing its body to push out a stream of water, and the reaction is the jellyfish being propelled forward in the opposite direction of the water stream.
Yes, you are correct! The answer is A. The jellyfish will move forward.
According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When a jellyfish squeezes the sides of its body, it pushes a stream of water backward. As a reaction to this action, the jellyfish experiences a forward force, propelling it in the opposite direction of the stream of water. This allows the jellyfish to move through the water.