Explain how a rocket engine propels a rocket in the vacuum of space. _________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Any vector can be resolved into two ___________________________________________________________ When a surface is horizontal and only gravity acts on an object, the normal force exerted by the surface is equal to ___________________________. On an inclined surface, when is the normal force equal to zero? ______________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________

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Explain how a rocket engine propels a rocket in the vacuum of space. _________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Any vector can be resolved into two ___________________________________________________________

When a surface is horizontal and only gravity acts on an object, the normal force exerted by the surface is equal to ___________________________.

On an inclined surface, when is the normal force equal to zero? ______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________

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