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Engineering structure & force

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes a strong and stable structure?
a)
wide base
b)
triangles
c)
decreasing perimeter
d)
all of these
2.
What is often the weakest part of a structure?
a)
columns
b)
beams
c)
foundations
d)
joints
3.
What is the force that squeezes materials together?
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
torsion
4.
What is the force that stretches a material apart?
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
torsion
5.
What is the final step in the engineering design process?
a)
imagine
b)
ask
c)
improve
d)
create
6.
Strong gusts of air are examples of ____________________.
a)
dead load
b)
live load
c)
critical load
d)
wind load
7.

What is the First Step of the Engineering Design Process

a)

Testing Solutions

b)

Designing Solutions

c)

Identifying the Problem

d)

Planning Solutions

8.

During which step of the Design Process do you experiment with the prototype under controlled conditions and collect /record data?

a)

Test the Model

b)

Construct a Model

c)

Identify Failure Points

d)

Reflect and Redesign

9.
Which word best describes a constraint?
a)
option
b)
opportunity
c)
limitation
d)
goal
10.

Which answer (or answers) best describes criteria?

a)

how the model could fail

b)

the limits of the model

c)

what the model must look like

d)

what the model must do

11.

You begin to create a prototype of your design only to find that your solution isn't working at all. What should you do?

a)

Add more tape

b)

Go back to an earlier stage and choose another solution

c)

Blame your partner

d)

Keep going and hope it will be ok

12.

What is a foundation?

a)

The lowest load bearing part of a building

b)

Makeup

c)

A type od soda

d)

Jacket with extra pockets

13.

What is something very important for a Sky Scraper to have?

a)

Grass in the front

b)

Stairs

c)

A tall pole on top

d)

A good solid foundation

14.

Wind, earthquakes, heat, impacts, rain, and snow are all examples of ___________.

a)

External Forces

b)

Internal Forces

c)

Weather

15.

Force that squeezes a material together.

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

16.

Force that stretches a material apart.

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

17.

The field of engineering focused on structures and buildings of all kinds.

a)

Industrial Engineering

b)

Civil Engineering

c)

Mechanical Engineering

18.

A stationary framework of interconnecting materials that can endure forces such as gravity, wind, mass, and pressure is called a _________.

a)

structure

b)

vehicle

c)

computer program

19.

Wind, earthquakes, heat, impacts, rain, and snow are all examples of ___________.

a)

External Forces

b)

Internal Forces

c)

Weather

20.

Parts of a structure that cannot be removed (fixtures, walls, flooring, etc) is referred to as a ___________ load.

a)

static or dead

b)

dynamic or live

c)

physical

21.

External forces on a structure that change is referred to as a ___________ load.

a)

static or dead

b)

dynamic or live

c)

physical

22.

Force that squeezes a material together.

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

23.

Force that stretches a material apart.

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

24.

Force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in opposite directions.

a)

Compression

b)

Shear

c)

Torsion

25.

Twisting Force

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

26.

Force that causes a material to curve, with compression on one side and tension on the other.

a)

Bending

b)

Shear

c)

Torsion

27.
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
28.
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
29.
What is used to strengthen a joint or to provide support to a structure?
a)
shell
b)
frame
c)
insulation
d)
brace
30.
What is the name for the criteria that a design needs to meet?
a)
considerations
b)
complications
c)
constraints
d)
complexities
31.
What makes a strong and stable structure?
a)
wide base
b)
triangles
c)
decreasing perimeter
d)
all of these
32.
What kind of engineer designs bridges?
a)
biomedical engineer
b)
environmental engineer
c)
structural engineer
d)
computer engineer 
33.
What do the letters CAD mean in engineering?
a)
computer aided design
b)
computer aided dating
c)
computer assisted development
d)
computer aided dimensions
34.
What is the first step of the Engineering Design Process?
a)
create
b)
imagine 
c)
plan
d)
ask
35.
What is the first version of a design called?
a)
proposal
b)
prototype
c)
provision
d)
prospect
36.
What is often the weakest part of a structure?
a)
columns
b)
beams
c)
foundations
d)
joints
37.
What kind of engineer would design the buildings like the one in this picture?
a)
structural engineer
b)
environmental engineer
c)
biomedical engineer
d)
automotive engineer
38.
What is the force that squeezes materials together?
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
torsion
39.
What is the force that stretches a material apart?
a)
compression
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
torsion
40.
This picture is an example of ________________________.
a)
Joint
b)
truss
c)
arch
d)
brace
41.
What is the final step in the engineering design process?
a)
imagine
b)
ask
c)
improve
d)
create
42.
18. The point at which a structure collapses because of a load is known as _______________________.
a)
dead load
b)
live load
c)
critical load
d)
wind load
43.
What is the study of beauty in art and nature called?
a)
aeronautics
b)
athletics
c)
aesthetics
d)
aerobics
44.
Strong gusts of air are examples of ____________________.
a)
dead load
b)
live load
c)
critical load
d)
wind load