Quiz on Different Types of Forces

What is a static load?

• A load that increases with speed

• A load that remains constant when a person is still

• A load that decreases with height

• A load that changes when a person moves

What happens to the load when a person starts walking?

• It becomes a compression load

• It becomes a tension load

• It becomes a dynamic load

• It becomes a static load

What is internal resistance?

• The force that pulls a rope

• The pressure inside a tire pushing back against weight

• The force that compresses a weightlifter

• The twisting of a plastic ruler

What is tension?

• The force that twists steel

• The force that shears a pin

• The force that stretches a rope

• The force that compresses a body

What is an example of compression?

• A rope being pulled

• A twisted plastic ruler

• A weightlifter holding weights above his head

• A person standing still

What is shear force?

• The force that stretches a rope

• The force applied in different directions on a pin

• The force that compresses a body

• The force that twists steel

What happens to screws when shear force is too much?

• They stretch

• They compress

• Their heads shear away

• They twist

What is torsion?

• The force that compresses a body

• The force that stretches a rope

• The pressure inside a tire

• The twisting of a plastic ruler

What happens to steel when heated to 'red' heat?

• It stretches

• It shears

• It compresses

• It can be twisted

Which force is involved when two people pull on a rope?

• Torsion

• Shear

• Tension

• Compression