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Malory's lab group is given the following materials:
1 uncooked egg
10 sheets of paper towel
20 ice pop sticks
20 plastic straws
2 plastic grocery bags
1 tube of super glue
1 roll of tape

Her group is asked to design a contraption that can protect the egg when dropped to the floor from a height of 5 meters. Successful designs will keep the egg from cracking when it hits the floor.
Malory realizes that in order for her group to construct a successful design, a number of trade-offs will need to be considered. Which of the following is a trade-off that her lab group will need to consider? More than one answer may be correct.
A. the strength of super glue to hold materials together vs the strength of the eggshell
B. dropping the egg from a height of 5 meters vs dropping the egg from a height of 8 meters
C. using materials to slow the egg's fall vs using materials to cushion the egg from the impact
D. the total mass of the contraption vs the amount of protection the contraption provides

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Answer:

Answers C & D

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