Simple machines
Finish the phrase wheel and ____
axle
A catapult uses a counterweight. True or False?
False
Aerospace engineers designed which kind of sports ball?
golf
What is a Rube Goldberg machine trying to complete?
simple task
What kind of bridge would a log over a pond be?
beam
How many simple machines are there?
6
How many Catapault types are there?
2
What engineer designs and makes machines?
mechanical engineer
How many different simple machines were supposed to be in the Rube Goldberg machine we built.
4
What is the strongest shape for a truss?
triangle
On a lever, there is effort a fulcrum and what else.
load
Was a catapult or trebuchet more accurate?
trebuchet
What kind of engineer makes prosthetic hands?
Biomedical
How many steps should have been in our machine?
8
What kind of bridge is a warren bridge?
truss
There are three types of pulleys what are they.
fixed, movable and compound.
Did we build more catapults or trebuchets in class?
catapults
What engineer designs bridges?
civil
How many tries did you get to make your machine work?
3
What made the Tacoma Bridge collapse?
wind
What simple machine has two inclined planes back to back?
wedge
What is the thing that is fired called?
projectile
What engineer made gum?
chemical
Which of these materials was not allowed? Wood, plastic, latex or metal
latex
What kind of bridge is the Golden Gate Bridge?
suspension