As a rocket continues to burn fuel, a constant thrust gives it an increased acceleration. Why is this so and what principle is involved?
What will be an ideal response?
In accord with Newton's Second Law, a = F/m. As mass decreases, as occurs when fuel is burned (about 80 percent of the mass of a newly launched rocket is its fuel), acceleration increases.
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