What is a catapult?

• A catapult was a simple machine. It was used to throw heavy objects at the enemy with great force.

• A time machine

• A fruit

• A flower

Who built the first catapult?

• Athena

• The Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse

• Hercules

• Mr. Wesley

What is force?

• a color

• star wars

• any interaction that, when unopposed, will change the motion of an object

• an accident

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The strongest and most sturdy polygon to use in constructing a base for a catapult is a..

• triangle

• square

• rhombus

• circle

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The term “projectile” means..

• a ping pong ball

• an object that is launched or thrown, usually in the air, by a force

• an object that orbits around the earth

• a small catapult

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The picture is an example of...

• accuracy and precision

• accuracy but not precision

• precision but not accuracy

• neither

Engineers design and create things that can..

• save peoples’ lives

• help people communicate and learn

• make peoples’ lives more fun and enjoyable

• all of the above

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The word engineer comes from a Latin word meaning..

• lazy

• cleverness

• civil

• smelly

What is speed?

• the way something smells

• the rate at which someone or something is able to move or operate.

• the way you think

• how strong something is

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