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Tower Power Unit Study Guide 24-25

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Friction in which two surfaces are not moving past each other.

a)

Fluid

b)

Sliding

c)

Rolling

d)

Static

2.

What is a Newton?

a)

a unit of measure for volume

b)

a unit of measure for distance

c)

a unit of measure for mass

d)

a unit of measure for force

3.

The unit of force is _______.

a)

kg

b)

s

c)

m

d)

N

4.

If the forces acting on an object are unbalanced, what happens?

a)

the object remains at rest.

b)

the object will not move.

c)

the object moves in constant motion.

d)

the object accelerates.

5.

Which of the listed engineering steps would you use to brainstorm ways to use parallel circuits in a building?

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Create

d)

Improve

6.

Which of the following engineering design steps can be repeated as needed?

a)

Ask

b)

Plan

c)

Improve

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

7.

Brainstorming usually happens in which engineering step?

a)

Ask

b)

Imagine

c)

Plan

d)

Create

e)

Improve

8.

Which of the following are used to transform ideas into practical solutions?

a)

modeling

b)

testing

c)

evaluating

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

9.

Which of the following is the load on a tower caused by an antenna mounted on the top of the tower?

a)

wind load

b)

live load

c)

dead load

d)

thermal load

10.

Which of the following is the load on a tower caused by the weight of the tower materials?

a)

settlement load

b)

live load

c)

dead load

d)

thermal load

11.

Which tower type consists of a single pole that goes straight up?

a)

guyed

b)

monopole

c)

lattice

d)

concealed

12.

Which tower type consists of a tower supported by cables anchored to the ground?

a)

guyed

b)

monopole

c)

lattice

d)

concealed

13.

Which of the following engineering design steps can be completed out of sequence?

a)

A. Ask

b)

B. Plan

c)

C. Improve

d)

D. none of the above

e)

E. all of the above

14.

Which engineering step would most likely involve each person in a group presenting his or her ideas?

a)

A. Ask

b)

B. Imagine

c)

C. Plan

d)

D. Create

e)

E. Improve

15.

Which of the following activities would most likely not be used in the Improve engineering step?

a)

A. modeling

b)

B. testing

c)

C. evaluating

d)

D. creating

16.

Match the following Types of Friction to their descriptions

a)

Static Friction

1.

Pushing a stationary car

b)

Slide Friction

2.

Sledding down a hill

c)

Fluid Friction

3.

A plane flying through the air

d)

Rolling Friction

4.

A skateboarder going down a ramp

17.

Match the following descriptions to the type of friction

a)

Opposes motion in a liquid or gas

1.

Fluid friction

b)

Opposes motion on objects that are on wheels

2.

Rolling friction

c)

Opposes motion on objects that are gliding over a surface

3.

Sliding friction

d)

Opposes motion on objects that aren't moving

4.

Static friction

18.
Sally experiences-
a)
Rolling Friction
b)
Sliding Friction
c)
Fluid Friction
d)
Static Friction
19.
What type of friction is not moving?
a)
static
b)
sliding
c)
fluid
d)
rolling
20.

Which type of friction is shown in the picture?

a)

fluid

b)

static

c)

rolling

d)

sliding

21.
  A type of friction that occurs when a round object rolls across a flat floor. 
a)
static
b)
rolling
c)
sliding
22.

A bowling ball on a bowling lane is an example of what type of friction?

a)

Dry Friction

b)

Static Friction

c)

Fluid Friction

d)

Rolling Friction

e)

None of the above

23.

The type of friction occurring when an object is not moving

a)

Static Friction

b)

Rolling Friction

c)

Air Friction

d)

Sliding Friction

24.

Type of friction that slows down the motion of a box moving across a floor

a)

static

b)

rolling

c)

viscous

d)

sliding

25.

It is the kind of friction that prevents an object from moving against a surface.

a)

Rolling Friction

b)

Fluid Friction

c)

Static Friction

d)

Sliding Friction