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Structural Forces

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

A pull or push

b)

A turn or drop

c)

A floating object

d)

A sleeping dog

2.

140 grams is an example of ________________.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

mass and weight

d)

a pull

3.

A boy who says that he is 120 pounds is discussing his _____________.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

height

d)

speed

4.

20 Newtons is an example of ____________________.

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

speed

d)

N

5.

Which of the following statements is true/

a)

Your weight is less on the moon.

b)

Your mass is less on the moon.

c)

Neither your mass nor your weight changes on the moon.

d)

Both your mass and your weight changes on the moon.

6.

Which type of force is this person demonstrating?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

compression and tension

d)

torsion

7.

What kind of force do scissors apply onto paper?

a)

Shear Force

b)

Tension Force

c)

Compression Force

d)

Bending Force

8.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
measure of the force of gravity on your body
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride 
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
9.
A measure of how much matter an object has is--
a)
weight
b)
gravity
c)
mass
d)
volume
10.

On which of the following would your mass be the greatest?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Sun

d)

Your mass doesn't change on different celestial objects

11.

Why would you weigh less on the moon compared to Earth?

a)

less air

b)

less sunlight

c)

more gravitational pull

d)

less gravitational pull

e)

You would actually weight exactly the same.

12.
The strongest structural shape is _________.
a)
rectangular
b)
arched
c)
square
d)
triangular
13.
You see a crane carrying a load of supplies at a construction site. The rope holding the supplies to the crane is experiencing _____________. 
a)
shear
b)
tension
c)
buckle
d)
torsion
14.
What is torsion?
a)
a twisting or turning force
b)
a force that makes a straight material become curved
c)
a pushing force that squeezes
d)
a pulling force that stretches a material
15.
What is compression?
a)
a twisting or turning force
b)
a force that makes a straight material become curved
c)
a pulling force that stretches a material
d)
a pushing force that squeezes a material 
16.
What is tension?
a)
a twisting or turning force
b)
a force that makes a straight material become curved
c)
a pulling force that stretches a material
d)
a pushing force that squeezes a material 
17.

Dead loads don't change.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Tension is a force that..

a)

pulls

b)

stresses

c)

compresses

19.

Compression is a force that ...

a)

pushes

b)

pulls

c)

squeezes

20.

Torsion is a force that ...

a)

twists

b)

squeezes

c)

pushes

21.
What is the weight of the structure itself (columns, beams, nuts, bolts) called?
a)
dead load
b)
live load
c)
critical load
d)
wind load
22.
The weight of the things ON or INSIDE the structure is what kind of load?
a)
dead load
b)
live load
c)
critical load
d)
wind load
23.
What kind of engineer designs bridges?
a)
biomedical engineer
b)
environmental engineer
c)
structural engineer
d)
computer engineer 
24.

Which type of force is being applied in the image?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

bending

25.

Which type of stress is being applied to the image?

a)

compression

b)

tension

c)

bending

26.

What structural force is represented in the picture?

a)

torsion

b)

shear

c)

load

d)

bending

27.
What is an I beam? 
a)
 I-beams are usually made of structural steel and are used in construction and civil engineering.
b)
I beams are used to add weight to a car
c)
I beams are used extensively in the bio- medical engineering
d)
None of the above
28.

The portion of the I beam that runs vertically is called a_________

a)

Web

b)

awesome

c)

cantilever

d)

v-beam

29.

The portion of an I beam that is found horizontally above and below the web is called?

a)

Flange

b)

Neutral axis

c)

girder

d)

Web

30.
What is Thermal expansion?
a)
The transfer of thermal energy between materials by the collisions of particles 
b)
Is a decrease in a materials volume when temperature decreases 
c)
An increase in a materials volume when temperature increases
d)
Chicken fried rice
31.

What is Thermal Contraction

a)

The movement of particles.

b)

A decrease in a materials volume when its temperature decreases

c)

The movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection

d)

A material through which thermal energy does not flow easily.

32.

The neutral axis of a beam will experience no

a)

tension & compression

b)

tension

c)

compression

d)

None of these options are true

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