Explain The Three Forces That Are Acting On Rockets
Three forces that are acting on my rocket are gravity, air resistance, and the applied force. The first force exerted on my rocket is gravity. Gravity is a force that makes objects pull towards each other. Gravity is acting on my rocket because there is a gravitational pull between the earth and my paper rocket. Since the earth has a larger mass than my rocket, the earth pulls my rocket downwards towards itself. Air resistance is a type of fluid friction and an upward force that acts upon falling objects. Air resistance also acts in the opposite direction of motion. Since there is air and oxygen where I tested my rocket, the object experienced air resistance. An applied force is a force that is applied to an object by another object or a person.