Skyscrapers

What word best describes the columns in a skyscraper's superstructure?

• Vertical

• Horizontal

• Diagonal

• Octagonal

Which phrase best describes steel?

• Malleable and inexpensive

• Flimsy and durable

• Heavy and inflexible

• Strong and lightweight

A skyscraper's superstructure is most similar to what?

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What effect does tension have on skyscrapers?

• It pushes the beams downward

• It pushes the beams together

• It pulls the beams apart

• It pulls the beams upward

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What might happen if a skyscraper didn't have a strong foundation?

• The building might sink into the ground

• The steel beams inside the building might melt

• The basement of the building might flood easily

• The building might be more susceptible to fires

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The "load" of a skyscraper refers to:

• Its location

• Its height

• Its design

• Its weight

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The mattress on your bed contains springs.

How could you place those springs under compression?

• By getting up off the bed

• By lying down on the bed

• By taking the mattress off of your bed

• By moving your bed across the room

Which of the following is an opinion about skyscrapers?

• Very few of them existed until the 20th century

• They can be found in many cities around the world

• Most of them are amazing to behold

• All of them must contend with the forces of gravity, tension, and compression

What 19th-century development made the building of skyscrapers possible?

• Mass-producing steel became easier and less expensive

• The spread of democracy across the globe

• The invention of the telegraph and telephone

• The increased availability of electric lighting

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In a well-designed skyscraper:

• The forces of tension and compression balance each other out

• The force of tension is stronger than the force of compression

• The force of compression is stronger than the force of tension

• The forces of tension and compression cause gravity to pull the building downwards

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