Multiple choice

Which of the following is a Newton's 3rd law pair?

  1. Air resistance and weight for a sky diver

  2. Engine thrust and friction for a car

  3. Rocket pushing gases backwards, gases pushing rocket forward
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Explanation

Newton's 3rd law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction acting on different bodies. The rocket and gas pair represents two objects exerting forces on each other, whereas the other options describe forces acting on a single object.

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