If you blow up a balloon, and then release it, the balloon will fly away as the air rushes out. This is an illustration of
A) Galileo's Law of Inertia.
B) Newton's Second Law.
C) Newton's Third Law.
D) Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
E) Newton's First Law.

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This is an illustration of Newton's Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. As the air rushes out of the balloon in one direction, the balloon is propelled in the opposite direction.

If You Blow Up a Balloon, and Then Release It