WorksheetsScience Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Density is measured in which SI derived unit?
kg/m³
m/s
kg/m
kg/m²
What material is being described? ‘A reddish, extremely ductile metal that is an unusually good conductor of electricity and heat, it is widely used in electrical components and forms part of many alloys such as brass.’
Iron
Copper
Tin
Silicone
In order for rust to occur in a ferrous metal, water, iron and what must be present?
Air
Copper
Oxygen
Carbon
When a beam deflects under a load the force in the top of the beam is called?
Shear
Bending
Tension
Compression
The definition of work is?
Gravity x distance
Conversion to power
Rate of energy
Energy transferred by force
A type of renewable fuel used to produce energy is?
Gas
Wind
Nuclear
Coal
Domestic voltage use is?
12V
110V
230V
400V
Fill in the blanks in the following sentence: The two main ways of increasing the current in an electrical circuit are by increasing the _________ or by decreasing the _________.
Resistance, energy
Voltage, power
Power, resistance
The two components in the calculation of stress are force and?
Area
Volume
Weight
Mass
The picture below is depicting which type of force?
Tensile force
Compressive force
Bending force
Shear force
A U-value is used to measure what from a building element?
Heat gain
Long-term maintenance
Economic stability
Heat loss
The orientation of a building maximises?
Sunshine
Shading
Daylight
Cooling
Sound is measured in:
Newtons
Decibels
Pressure
Volume
The approved document that deals with the reduction of sound is?
E
F
G
J
Low energy artificial lighting is called?
Incandescent
Halogen
Fluorescent
LED
Condensation can be removed from a home by?
Additional heating
Closing all windows
Extract ventilation
Installing new windows
A hole for services should be drilled through a beam at the?
Beam top
Neutral axis
Ends
Max bending
A bending moment is force x ?
Gravity
Reaction
Width
Distance
Reaction forces have to equal what force?
Opposite
Shear
Gravitational
Strain
The process by which the soils beneath a building are unable to support the weight of the structure, causing the ground to settle and foundations to move, is called:
Landslip
Subsidence
Stress
Sinkholing
