CORE Module 3 Intro Const. Math Trade Terms Sections 2-5 (14)

Carrying a significant amount of weight and/or providing necessary structural support. A _______ wall typically carries some portion of the roof’s weight and cannot be removed without risking structural failure or collapse.

• Brick

• Loadbearing

• Stem

• Fire

The part of a fraction below the dividing line. For example, the 2 in 1⁄2 is the _______. It is equivalent to the divisor in a long division problem.

• Exterminator

• Terminator

• Denominator

• Numerator

The part of a fraction above the dividing line. For example, the 1 in 1⁄2 is the _______. It is equivalent to the dividend in a long division problem. 

• Terminator

• Exterminator

• Denominator

• Numerator

A vertical support inside a wall to which the wall finish material attaches. The base of a _______ rests on a horizontal baseplate, and a horizontal cap plate rests on top of a series of these items.

• Pony

• Mare

• Stud

• Mule

Lengths of wood or steel that usually support floors, ceilings, or a roof. Roof _______ will be at the same angle as the roof itself, while floor and ceiling _______ are usually horizontal.

• Footer

• Header

• Joists

• Stud

The amount of space contained within a three-dimensional space.

• Area

• Mass

• Unit

• Volume

The quantity of matter present.

• Area

• Mass

• Unit

• Volume

A standardized quantity used for a particular kind of measurement.

• Force

• Mass

• Unit

• Volume

A three-dimensional object whose sides are all the same length.

• Cube

• Mass

• Unit

• Volume

A push or pull on a surface. In this module, a force is the weight of an object or a fluid.

• Force

• Mass

• Cube

• Volume