Compare designs that reduce the force in a collision
Grade 11 Science Worksheet
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
A 2 kg toy cart at 3 m/s must be stopped with an average force of no more than 15 N. How long must the stop last, Ari?
A 0.5 kg toy cart at 6 m/s must be stopped with an average force of no more than 5 N. How long must the stop last, Esme?
In the bar chart, what are the average forces for the hard and soft stops, Kira?
- Both 6 N
- Hard 120 N, soft 24 N
- Hard 24 N, soft 120 N
- Hard 0.3 N, soft 1.5 N
In the bar chart, how many times smaller is the soft stop's force, Luz?
Use the picture in question 3.
- 0.2 times smaller
- 5 times bigger
- 5 times smaller
- The same
Using the bumper table, with force under 50 N and added mass at most 100 g, why isn't D chosen, Milo?
- It stops the cart too slowly to count
- Its force is too high
- It adds 150 g, over the limit
- It bounces the cart back
Using the bumper table, a classmate picks C because it is lightest. Why does C fail, Noah?
Use the picture in question 5.
- Its 300 N force breaks the force limit
- It bounces the cart back
- It is too heavy
- It is the right pick, being lightest
Using the bumper table, a classmate picks D because its force is lowest. What should Pia point out?
Use the picture in question 5.
- D breaks the 100 g mass limit
- D's force is too high
- D bounces the cart back
- D wins on force, so pick it
Why should every bumper be tested with the same cart at the same speed, Ren?
- So the bumpers wear out evenly
- So only the bumper changes
- To make the test quicker
- To raise the force
Why should each bumper be tested several times, Tala?
- To change the cart's mass between runs
- To check the results are reliable
- To lower the force
- To make the cart faster
A very thin, soft foam bumper squashes completely flat in a test. What problem does that cause, Zee?
- The cart bounces back faster
- The cart stops suddenly at the end, with a big force
- Nothing; flat foam works well
- The force drops to zero