A rower in a boat pushes the water backward using an oar. What direction will the rower and the boat move?

A) The water does not exert any force on the rower or the boat because the rower is doing the pushing. The water does not exert any force on the rower or the boat because the rower is doing the pushing.

B) It is impossible to say unless you know whether the rower is accelerating or not. It is impossible to say unless you know whether the rower is accelerating or not. , ,

C) Backward, because objects interact by exerting forces on each other in the same direction. Backward, because objects interact by exerting forces on each other in the same direction. , ,

D) Forward, because action-reaction forces are directed in opposite directions. Forward, because action-reaction forces are directed in opposite directions. , ,