WONDER #2375: What is a Catapult?
Question 1 of 3
Which of these is NOT a type of catapult, according to this Wonder?
- ballista
- slingshot
- trebuchet
- mangonel
Question 2 of 3
This Wonder was mostly about...
- what made the trebuchet the most accurate catapult in military history.
- why everyone should fly in the human catapult at least once.
- types of catapults throughout history, including the new Nevis Catapult.
- how the Chinese mangonel catapult helped save the Great Wall of China.
Question 3 of 3
Energy stored by a catapult is called ___________________.
- kinetic energy
- gravity
- catapult energy
- potential energy
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