Pinball Machine Review

What are the flippers in a pinball machine used for?

• To hit the ball and keep it in play.
• To display the score on the screen.
• To collect bonus points during gameplay.
• To launch the ball at the start of the game.

What types are energies are seen in a pinball machine?

• Kinetic energy, potential energy, and gravitational energy.

• Mechanical energy, radiant energy, and elastic energy.
• Chemical energy, gravitational energy, and nuclear energy.
• Thermal energy, magnetic energy, and sound energy.

What type of energy is being used by the marble in the pinball machine?

• Thermal energy
• Potential energy
• Kinetic energy
• Chemical energy

What is the purpose of the bumpers in a pinball machine?

• To deflect the ball and score points.
• To light up the playfield.
• To hold the machine in place.
• To increase the speed of the ball.

How does gravity affects the movement of the marble in the pinball machine?

• Gravity makes the marble float upwards in the machine.
• Gravity causes the marble to move downward and accelerates its movement in the pinball machine.
• Gravity only slows down the marble's speed.
• Gravity has no effect on the marble's movement.

What type of energy is involved when the marble moves through the pinball machine?

• Potential energy
• Thermal energy
• Chemical energy
• Kinetic energy

How is the energy in a pinball machine transferred during gameplay?

• Energy is only transferred through electrical components.
• The ball's energy is solely from the flippers.
• Energy is transferred through potential energy in the plunger, kinetic energy of the ball, and interactions with game components.
• Energy is not transferred; it is created during gameplay.

What is a pinball machine?

• A pinball machine is a type of video game played on a screen.
• A pinball machine is a musical instrument that produces sound when played.
• A pinball machine is a mechanical device used for cooking food.
• A pinball machine is an arcade game where players score points by launching a ball and hitting various targets on a playfield.

What problems have you encountered playing pinball?

• Unresponsive start button
• Broken display screen
• Excessive noise from the machine
• Malfunctioning flippers, stuck balls, misaligned bumpers, scoring errors, and tilt mechanism issues.

What is the third step of the engineering design process?

• Reflection

• Test

• Define the problem

• Build