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Egg Drop Concepts

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
True or false, engineers do NOT depend on mathematics when creating a product.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
1. How does the impact time affect the force with which the egg container you constructed hitting the ground?
a)
a. The shorter the amount of time it takes the container to hit the ground the more likely the objects force will be greater
b)
b. The longer the amount of time it takes the object to hit the ground the less likely the objects force will be greater
3.
When the container hit the ground the egg inside continued to fall. How do Newton's Laws apply to egg drop? 
a)
a. The Law of Acceleration state that F=ma
b)
b. The Law of Inertia states that an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
c)
c. The Law of Action-Reaction states for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
d)
d. all of the above
4.
The unit of force is
a)
m/s
b)
m/s^2
c)
newton
d)
kg
5.
What force brings the pencil down?
a)
Applied
b)
Magnetic
c)
Normal
d)
Gravitational
6.
An _______ force must act on an object for it to CHANGE it's motion
a)
balanced
b)
unbalanced
c)
gravitational
d)
electrical
7.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
8.
Balanced forces do not change the objects speed or 
a)
direction
b)
distance 
c)
time
d)
mass
9.

What is defined as a push or pull?

a)

force

b)

motion

c)

vector

d)

speed

10.
An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
11.
You step from a boat to a dock.  The boat moves backwards as you move forwards and you fall in the water.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
12.
How will you get the mass of your egg holder?
a)
Using a scale
b)
Calculating it
c)
By estimating
13.

The final velocity is 0 m/s. Why?

a)

Because the egg comes to a stop when it hits the floor.

b)

Because the egg is dropped from rest.

c)

Because it makes the math easier

14.
What is an example of "reverse engineering?"
a)
"gnireenigne esrever"
b)
Taking apart a box to figure out how to put it back together.
c)
Building your egg-drop technology and then creating a blueprint.
d)
Identifying what materials you need in order to start building.
15.
Which step of the Design Process involves communicating the results of your tests
a)
Identify Problem 
b)
Imagine
c)
Optimize
d)
Share Results
16.
What is the step in the Design Process where you are given or must identify a need that exists?
a)
Identify Problem
b)
Imagine
c)
Plan
d)
Build/Create
17.
During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data
a)
Test and Evaluate
b)
Imagine
c)
Optimize
d)
Share Results
18.

The acceleration of objects falling on Earth due to gravity is

a)

9.8 m/s

b)

9.8 m/s2

c)

9.8 g/mL

d)

9.8 g/m/m

19.

A girl drops a 7 gram bowling ball and a 1gram rock from a cliff. Which will hit the ground first?

a)

Bowling Ball

b)

Rock

c)

Ignoring air resistance, both will hit at the same time.

d)

The cliff

20.

What does it mean for an object to be in free fall?

a)

Only air resistance acting on the object.

b)

Gravity is the only force acting on the obejct.

c)

Any object that is in downward motion.

21.

As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

d)

i don't know

22.

Acceleration: is the rate of change in ___________.

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

velocity

d)

displacement

23.

The SI unit for acceleration is

a)

mph

b)

ft/sec2

c)

m/s2

24.

When are you undergoing acceleration in a car?

a)

speed up

b)

slow down

c)

make turns

d)

All of the above

25.

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

gravity

d)

pounds

26.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
d)
I don't care
27.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object