Question

1. When a SMALL EGG is dropped onto the piece of 1-inch foam, from which height did the egg break entirely? Select all that apply.
a. When dropped from 1 meter
b. When dropped from 5 meters
c. When dropped from 10 meters
d. Nonsense! the small egg never broke when dropped onto 1-inch foam

2. 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
a. When dropped from 1 meter
b. When dropped from 5 meters
c. When dropped from 10 meters
d. Nonsense! the small egg never broke when dropped onto 1-inch foam

3. 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.
a. When landing on the hard floor
b. When landing on the 1-inch piece of foam
c. When landing in the box filled with foam pieces
d. Nonsense! the large egg never broke when dropped onto any of the landing surfaces from a height of 10 meters

Background: This interactive involves observing the results of dropping an egg onto a surface. The size of the egg, the height from which it is dropped, and the characteristics of the landing surface can be varied. The effect of variation upon the safety of the egg will be examined. The interactive is based on the impulse-momentum change theorem. The question s target a Interactive ability to reason scientifically.

Answer 1