Grade 7 Structures Quiz

What are the 3 main classifications of structures?

• Natural, Structural, Technological

• Natural, Shell, Frame

• Shell, Frame, Solid

• Shell, Frame, technological

"The outside layer of the structure holds the whole object together". Which structure classification does this describe?

• Frame

• Shell

• Solid

The Eiffel Tower is an example of what type of structure?

• Frame

• Shell

• Solid

A solid structure cannot have any amount of open space within it.

• True

• False

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is an example of a Technological structure.

• True

• False

When a structure is unable to withstand the loads designed to be put on it, it is called:

• Technological Failure

• Structural Failure

• Structural Collapse

• Frame Failure

Which of the following are examples of Solid Structures?

• The Pyramids

• The Statue of Liberty

• The Great Wall of China

• All of the above

Our human skeleton acts as a Shell for our body

• True

• False

Which describes the force of earth's gravity acting upon an object:

• Mass

• Weight

• Load

Which of the following are forces that affect structures?

• Tension, Weight, Load

• Tension, Mass, Compression

• Mass, Weight, Load

• Tension, Compression, Complimentary Forces