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Forces applied to Materials

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the force that stretches materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

2.

What is the name given to the force that compacts materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

3.

What is the name of the force that twists materials?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

4.

What is the name of the force slices material a part?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

5.

When steel concrete reinforcements are bent to shape what force acts on the inside of the bend?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

6.

When steel concrete reinforcements are bent to shape what force acts on the outside of the bend?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

7.

What force is applied to a suspension bridge hanger?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

8.

What forces are applied to the suspension bridge cable?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

9.

What forces are applied to the suspension bridges towers?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

10.

A torque wrench is used to measure how much force is applied to a bolt to ensure the bolt is not over stretched. What force does it measure?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

11.

Hydraulic guillotines are used to cut metal plate what force does it use?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

12.

Why use hydraulics in a metal guillotine?

a)

Hydraulic oil is compressed

b)

Hydraulic oil is stretched

c)

Hydraulic oil can lubricate moving parts on the guillotine?

d)

Hydraulics are great force multipliers

13.

Which of the following examples is not a compression spring?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

Which of the following examples is not a tension spring?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which of the following examples is not a torsion spring?

a)
b)
c)
d)