Egg Drop Concepts

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True or false: Engineers do NOT depend on mathematics when creating a product.

Back

False

Front

What is the step in the Design Process where you identify a need that exists?

Back

Identify Problem

Front

When are you undergoing acceleration in a car?

Back

All of the above (speed up, slow down, make turns)

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You step from a boat to a dock. The boat moves backwards as you move forwards and you fall in the water. Which law of motion does this illustrate?

Back

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

Front

What is a measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the formula for calculating speed?

Back

Speed = Distance / Time

Front

What is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI)?

Back

Newton (N)

Front

What does Newton's 1st Law of Motion state?

Back

An object at rest stays at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a net external force.

Front

What is the difference between mass and weight?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that mass.

Front

What is the principle of conservation of energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.