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It relied on a torsion (twisting) to provide the energy for the throw, as opposed to a counterweight.
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Why is a lever important to a catapult?
BEcause it is a device helping to use it to throw.
What type of wood did the Romans use in Onager catapults?
sprouse
Why use a catapult?
catapults were used for war
Inventor of catapult?
The exact first person ever to construct a catapult is unknown, however, the first civilisation to use the catapult was Rome, who designed catapults as siege weapons to aid in the expansion of its empire. The catapult was later adopted by other nationalities whowarred against each other.
How do you beat Goliath?
Use a catapult and launch a stone at his head and he will die.
Why is a lever important to a catapult?
BEcause it is a device helping to use it to throw.
What type of wood did the Romans use in Onager catapults?
sprouse
What does the onager use as ammo?
The onager was a form of military catapult, and typically used stones as ammunition. It could also throw incendiary devices (intended to start fires). In some cases, dead animals were thrown in cities under siege, to damage morale, and to increase the chance of an outbreak of disease.
what type of energy does catapult use?
kenetic energy
What rome use as weapons?
Like all ancient peoples, the Romans sued swords. They also adopted the Greek ballista and greatly improved on it. This was a crossbow-like catapult which fired darts.. There were large ones which were used for sieges and were carried on a wheeled wooden platform and there were small, handheld ones. In their later days they developed the onager, which fired boulders. Medieval catapults were modelled on the onager.
Does the mandible use a third and second class lever?
Type III Lever
How do the Romans use the catapult?
They used the catapult for war.
What type of energy does lever use?
first of all what type of lever, if it's the kind that you tern things like lights on with then it mechanical energy
What is the use of a nail clipper?
To cut your toenails and fingernails. To clip and file your nails.
What is a sentence using the word catapult?
You use a catapult to launch things into the air.
Why can a clothespin be a class 1 lever and a class 3 lever?
because In a Type 1 Lever, the pivot (fulcrum) is between the effort and the load. In an off-center type one lever (like a pliers), the load is larger than the effort, but is moved through a smaller distance. Examples of common tools (and other items) that use a type 1 lever include and in a Type 3 Lever, the effort is between the pivot (fulcrum) and the load.
Is wheel and axle a first class lever?
No. Depending on how you use the wheel and axle changes what type of lever it is. If the wheel is turning the axle it is a second class lever. If the axle is changing the wheel, it is a third class lever.
