Juan inflates a balloon and then releases its end to let the balloon go free as air comes out. The balloon then flies around the room. Which statement describes how this example is an application of Newton’s laws of motion?

As air rushes out of the balloon in one direction, the balloon is pushed in the opposite direction. This is Newton’s third law: the balloon pushes on the air, and the air pushes back on the balloon with an equal and opposite force. Choice A correctly describes this; choice D names the same interaction but incorrectly calls it Newton’s second law.

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