Structures and Forces Topic 1 Review

If a person climbs on top of a wall and stands there, the bricks must support a________.

• Force

• Function

• Load

• Structure

________structures are not made by people.

• Natural

• Manufactured

• Mass

• Layered

A snow sculpture is an example of a _________.

• Shell structure

• Frame Structure

• Natural Structure

• Mass structure

This joint in a frame structure fastens parts of the frame together so that they cannot move.

• Rigid Joint

• Mobile Joint

• Brace

• Rigid Shape

This joint in a frame structure holds parts of the frame together but allows them to move or turn.

• Brace

• Mobile joint

• Rigid Shape

• Rigid Joint

This part of a frame structure is meant to strengthen a joint or another part that must support a heavy load.

• Mass Structure

• Rigid Joint

• Rigid Shape

• Brace

Which of the following is not a weakness of shell structures?

• Tiny scratches can cause the structure to fail.

• The structure takes a lot of material to build.

• Assembling flexible material in a shell is tricky.

• Flat materials are hard to work with.

An Airplane is an example of a combination of which two types of structures?

• Mass Structure and Frame Structure

• Frame Structure and Natural Structure

• Frame Structure and Shell Structure

• Shell Structure and Mass Structure

The Taj Mahal in India is an example of which type of structure?

• Mass structure

• Frame Structure

• Shell Structure

• Braced Structure

The Sphynx in Egypt is an example of which of the following:

• A Mass structure and a Natural Structure

• A Framed Structure and a Manufactured Structure

• A manufactured Structure and a Shell Structure

• A Mass structure and a Manufactured Structure