STEAM Quiz: Catapults

The term “projectile” means _________________

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

• a Ping-Pong ball

• a small catapult

• an object that orbits around the earth

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

• square

• quadrilateral

• triangle

• rhombus

The picture is an example of __________________.

• accuracy AND precision

• accuracy but NOT precision

• precision but NOT accuracy

• NEITHER precision NOR accuracy

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In order for a projectile to travel the furthest distance possible, what angle should it be launched from?

• 30°

• 45°

• 60°

• 90°

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

The degree of closeness of a measured or calculated quantity to its actual (true) value. For example, in the associated activity, accuracy is the ability to hit the target with the Ping-Pong ball.

A machine that launches a projectile.

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An area of mathematics that studies shape, size, position and properties of space.

The degree to which further measurements or calculations show the same or similar results. For example, in the associated activity, precision is the ability to hit the same location multiple times with the Ping-Pong ball.

An object that is launched or thrown, usually in the air, by a force.

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