$A$ rocket can go vertically upwards in the Earth's atmosphere because

  • A
    It is lighter than air
  • B
    Of the gravitational pull of the Sun
  • C
    It has a fan which displaces more air per unit time than the weight of the rocket
  • D
    Of the force exerted on the rocket by gases ejected by it

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