What type of tower is the tallest in the world?
The Burj Khalifa.
What is one kind of first-class lever?
A seesaw, arm, scissors, wheelbarrow, and a hammer are all levers.
We needed eight steps.
What is the bridge with triangles called?
A truss bridge.
What was the rule Mrs. Rohr was always saying to Vedant, Luke, and Carson's group?
NO HANDHELD CATAPULTS!!!!!
What are big towers usually made of?
Steel.
What is an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder?
It is a screw.
What was the maximum size for the Rube Goldberg Machine?
4ft by 4ft by 4ft
What bridge is the one named after a famous city in Maryland?
Baltimore truss.
What did we have to do for the trebuchet that we did not have to do for the catapult?
Either have a sling or have a counterweight.
What is the famous tower that has a small tilt in it?
What type of lever is a catapult?
It is a first class lever.
What was the Rube Goldberg project that had the beads jumping into the cup?
Michaela's project.
What was one of the bridge disasters?
Tacoma Narrows bridge or The Tay bridge Disaster.
What was the main thing we used to create tension?
Rubber bands.
What is the famous tower in Europe that a country had from the world fair?
The Eiffel tower
What kind of simple machine is a winch?
A lever or a wheel and axle.
When was the Rube Goldberg project due?
April 15th.
What type of load is the car, train, truck or person on the bridge called?
A point load.
What was the material we got every time? (other than rubber bands)
Popsicle sticks.
What is the biggest destroyer of towers?
Wind.
What was the day for our last simple machines quiz?
Gears Quiz on April 4th.
What day was the Rube Goldberg project Assigned?
March 8th.
What kind of bridge is the Golden State Bridge?
A cable-stayed bridge.
What was the first thing we launched?
A penny.