Egg Drop

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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Why can adding a parachute lower the chances that your egg can break?

• Adding a parachute causes my device to fall faster, creating more kinetic energy.

• Adding a parachute causes my parachute to fall faster, decreasing kinetic energy.

• Adding a parachute causes my parachute to fall at a slower speed, decreasing kinetic energy..

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Why do eggs break when they land on concrete?

• The egg's kinetic energy cannot pass through concrete, so i passes through the egg, causing it to break.

• The egg is harder than the concrete

• the egg is moving too slowly to bounce

• eggs don't break on concrete

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Thinking back over this experiment, which combination of qualities in a falling device would likely have the best results?

• Heavy, falling fast

• heavy, falling slowly

• light, falling fast

• light, falling slowly

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What force is acting on your device, causing it to fall and build kinetic energy after it is released?

• The wind

• Mr. Phifer

• A push

• Gravity

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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

• Thermodynamics and heat transfer

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Which material would most likely increase the chances of an egg surviving a drop from a height?

• Concrete

• Feathers

• Metal

• Glass

In the context of the Egg Drop experiment, what does increasing the surface area of the landing device do?

• Increases the speed of the fall

• Decreases the speed of the fall

• Has no effect on the fall

• Increases the weight of the egg

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Why is it beneficial to use a crumple zone in an egg drop device?

• It increases the weight of the device

• It absorbs impact energy

• It makes the device more aerodynamic

• It decreases the surface area

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If an egg is dropped from a height of 10 meters, what is the primary force acting on it during the fall?

• Friction

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Electricity

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