Ch 10: Forces, Form, & Function

Structures can be natural or human made.

• True

• False

Which of these is an example of a natural structure?

• Rollercoaster

• Ocean

• Honeycomb

• School

The (a)   (FORM/LOOK/VIEW/TYPE) of a structure is the way a structure is shaped.

Function is...

• The movement of a structure

• What the structure is designed to do

• The shape of the structure

• How a structure looks

A (a)   is a push or pull in any direction

Forces have 2 main things:

• Strength + Magnitude

• Magnitude + Reaction

• Direction + Reaction

• Magnitude + Direction

Torsion is the force that

• Stretches

• Spins

• Squishes

• Cuts

Compression is the force that

• Cuts

• Stretches

• Squishes

• Spins

The force that pulls us towards the earth is called (a)   .

Friction is the force that

• Stops things from slipping.

• Rips particles apart.

• Stretches particles apart.

• Squeezes particles together.