If John increases the rate at which gas exits the bottom of his rocket, what will happen to the upward momentum of the rocket? It will
increase decrease
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The rocket goes upwards because the hot gases shoot downwards out of the nozzle. The faster the gases go downwards, the faster the rocket goes upwards.
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