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WorksheetsBrainPop - Skyscrapers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What word best describes the columns in a skyscraper's superstructure?
Vertical
Horizontal
Diagonal
Octagonal
Which phrase best describes steel?
Malleable and inexpensive
Flimsy and durable
Heavy and inflexible
Strong and lightweight
A skyscraper's superstructure is most similar to what?
What effect does tension have on skyscrapers?
It pushes the beams downward
It pushes the beams together
It pulls the beams apart
It pulls the beams upward
What might happen if a skyscraper didn't have a strong foundation?
The building might sink into the ground
The steel beams inside the building might melt
The basement of the building might flood easily
The building might be more susceptible to fires
The "load" of a skyscraper refers to:
Its location
Its height
Its design
Its weight
The mattress on your bed contains springs.
How could you place those springs under compression?
By getting up off the bed
By lying down on the bed
By taking the mattress off of your bed
By moving your bed across the room
Which of the following is an opinion about skyscrapers?
Very few of them existed until the 20th century
They can be found in many cities around the world
Most of them are amazing to behold
All of them must contend with the forces of gravity, tension, and compression
What 19th-century development made the building of skyscrapers possible?
Mass-producing steel became easier and less expensive
The spread of democracy across the globe
The invention of the telegraph and telephone
The increased availability of electric lighting
In a well-designed skyscraper:
The forces of tension and compression balance each other out
The force of tension is stronger than the force of compression
The force of compression is stronger than the force of tension
The forces of tension and compression cause gravity to pull the building downwards
