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Ch 10: Forces, Form, & Function

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Structures can be natural or human made.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of these is an example of a natural structure?

a)

Rollercoaster

b)

Ocean

c)

Honeycomb

d)

School

3.

The (a)   (FORM/LOOK/VIEW/TYPE) of a structure is the way a structure is shaped.

4.

Function is...

a)

The movement of a structure

b)

What the structure is designed to do

c)

The shape of the structure

d)

How a structure looks

5.

A (a)   is a push or pull in any direction

6.

Forces have 2 main things:

a)

Strength + Magnitude

b)

Magnitude + Reaction

c)

Direction + Reaction

d)

Magnitude + Direction

7.

Torsion is the force that

a)

Stretches

b)

Spins

c)

Squishes

d)

Cuts

8.

Compression is the force that

a)

Cuts

b)

Stretches

c)

Squishes

d)

Spins

9.

The force that pulls us towards the earth is called (a)   .

10.

Friction is the force that

a)

Stops things from slipping.

b)

Rips particles apart.

c)

Stretches particles apart.

d)

Squeezes particles together.

11.

Mass is the amount of (a)   (matter/weight) inside an object.

12.

Your _________ would change depending on the planet you are on.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

13.

This type of load is the weight of an object sitting on a structure.

a)

Dead

b)

Live

c)

Dynamic

14.

This type of load is the weight of an force acting on a structure.

a)

Dead

b)

Live

c)

Dynamic

15.

What type of load caused the Tacoma Bridge Collapse?

a)

Dynamic

b)

Dead

c)

Live

16.

A (a)   (dead/live) load is the weight of the structure by itself

17.

Which of these is NOT a type of structure? (pick 2 answers)

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Frame

e)

Shell

18.

Which of these is an example of a FRAME structure?

a)

Brick wall

b)

Toucan Beak

c)

Rollercoaster

d)

Helmet

19.

Which of these is an example of a SOILD structure?

a)

Brick wall

b)

Toucan Beak

c)

Hockey Net

d)

Helmet

20.

Internal forces happen after an outside force acts on an object.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The (a)   of application is the spot where the force is applied.

(point/plane)

22.

Gravity is an example of an applied force.

a)

True

b)

False