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WorksheetsForces Acting on Structures
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 17mins
What is a static load?
A load that causes static electricity
A moving load
A non-moving load
What is a dynamic load?
A moving load
A non-moving load
A load that is always changing
Compression is a force that ________
squeezes material together
twists materials
pulls materials
rips materials
What type of force is torsion?
Twisting
Pushing
Ripping
Pulling
The size, direction and the location of where the force is applied are all factors that can effect a structure.
True
False
The force that pulls objects toward earth
shear
specification
gravity
Bend or tear a material by pressing different parts in opposite directions at the same time
shear
torsion
tension
What is a force?
A push or a pull that causes an object to change its movement or shape.
A push or twist that causes an object to change its movement or
Something from Star Wars
Internal forces are forces that act on structures from the ...
outside
inside
What are examples of live loads that are external forces?
a person sitting on a chair
snow on a roof
wind on a building
people in a building
legs of a table
Friction is a force that acts in a(n) ___________ direction of movement.
similar
opposite
west
What is an example of a wedge?
an axe
Your hair
curtain
wood screw
What is a screw?
means attracted to a magnet
screw is really a twisted inclined plane
stiff bar that rests on a fulcrum
made of 2 inclined planes that are back to back
What type of bridge is this?
Arch
Suspension
Beam
The end-joining the tongs together is the ________.
effort force
fulcrum
load
This image shows what:
awheel
gear
single pulley
compound pulley
What are the forces labelled in the picture?
A. Input Force B. Output Force
A. Output Force B. Input Force
A. Static Force B. Dynamic Force
