While flying, birds push the air downwards with their wings. Give reasons.

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A bird while flying pushes the air downwards with the help of its wings. Consistent with Newton’s third law of motion, the air makes the bird upwards.
According to Newton's third law of motion, to every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

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