Newton's Laws - Mission NL12 Detailed Help

A bird is able to fly due to the marvels of Newton's third law. Identify the two letters corresponding to the action-reaction FORCE pairs which are responsible for the bird's flight.



 
Newton's Third Law:
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.


 
Action-reaction force pairs explain much of the locomotion  in this world. In the case of a bird, there is the interaction between the bird's wings and the air. Like any interaction, it is a mutual interaction between two objects that results in equal forces on both objects directed in opposite directions.
 
To answer this question correctly, look for the pair of action-reaction interactions between bird wings and air. The action and reaction statements should involve these same two objects. And the interactions should be directed in opposite directions.


 
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