Egg Drop Concepts

When a small egg is dropped onto the piece of 1-inch foam, from which height did the egg fracture but not break? Select all that apply

• When dropped from 1 meter.

• When dropped from 5 meter.

• When dropped from 10 meter.

• Nonsense! The small egg never fractured when dropped onto 1-inch foam

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When a large egg is dropped from a height of 10 meters, upon which landing surface did the egg break entirely? Select all that apply.

• When landing on the hard floor.

• When landing on the 1-inch piece of foam.

• When landing in the box filled with foam pieces

• Nonsense! The large egg never broke when dropped onto any of the landing surfaces from a height of 10 meters.

How do the three surfaces compare in terms of providing the egg with a safe landing? Which ordering below ranks the three surfaces from least safe to most safe?

• hard floor < foam box < 1-inch foam

• hard floor < 1-inch foam < foam box

• foam box < 1-inch foam < hard floor

• 1-inch foam < foam box < hard floor

• None of these orderings are correct.

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Which statement describes the effect of increasing drop height upon the force encountered by the egg when colliding with the surface?

• The force is not affected by the drop height

• The force is directly related to the drop height. (Increasing drop height = Increase in Force)

• The force is inversely (negatively) related to the drop height (Increasing height = Decrease in Force)

• It is not possible to tell the effect of drop height on the force

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When a jumbo egg was dropped from 5 meters onto a 1-inch foam surface, it fractured. Which of the following changes in conditions would lead to a safe landing? Select all that would.

• Change the egg size to a large egg.

• Change the drop height to 1 meter.

• Change the drop height to 10 meters.

• Change the landing surface to a box of foam.

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When the container hit the ground the egg inside continued to fall. How do Newton's Laws apply to egg drop? 

• a. The Law of Acceleration state that F=ma

• b. The Law of Inertia states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.

• c. The Law of Action-Reaction states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

• d. all of the above

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What is the primary scientific principle behind the egg drop experiment?

• Gravity and impact force

• Buoyancy and density

• Magnetism and electricity

• Thermal expansion

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Which material would most likely prevent an egg from breaking when dropped from a height?

• Concrete

• Feather pillow

• Wooden board

• Metal sheet

In an egg drop experiment, what role does the cushioning material play?

• Increases the speed of the egg

• Decreases the impact force

• Increases the weight of the egg

• Decreases the gravitational pull

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If an egg is dropped from a height of 5 meters onto a soft surface, what happens to the kinetic energy of the egg?

• It is completely absorbed by the surface

• It is converted into potential energy

• It is transformed into sound energy

• It remains unchanged

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