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Catapults

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a catapult?

a)

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

b)

A time machine

c)

A fruit

d)

A flower

2.

Who built the first catapult?

a)

Athena

b)

The Greek Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse

c)

Hercules

d)

Mr. Wesley

3.

What is force?

a)

a color

b)

star wars

c)

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

d)

an accident

4.

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

a)

triangle

b)

square

c)

rhombus

d)

circle

5.

The term “projectile” means..

a)

a ping pong ball

b)

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

c)

an object that orbits around the earth

d)

a small catapult

6.

The picture is an example of...

a)

accuracy and precision

b)

accuracy but not precision

c)

precision but not accuracy

d)

neither

7.

Engineers design and create things that can..

a)

save peoples’ lives

b)

help people communicate and learn

c)

make peoples’ lives more fun and enjoyable

d)

all of the above

8.

The word engineer comes from a Latin word meaning..

a)

lazy

b)

cleverness

c)

civil

d)

smelly

9.

What is speed?

a)

the way something smells

b)

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

c)

the way you think

d)

how strong something is