Terms
The Forces Among Us
“Loaded” questions
Better “Knock on Wood”
100
A pulling force like stretching (internal force)

What is TENSION

100
A push or a pull that causes an object to change its movement or shape
What is FORCE
100
When measuring the force of a load, you measure it in _______.
What is NEWTONS
100
Houses are built using what type of structure?
What is FRAME
200
A structure with a solid outer surface and a hollow inner area
What is SHELL
200
A force applied to an object by something else
What is EXTERNAL FORCE
200

A moving or changing force acting on an object

What is  LIVE LOAD

200
A beaver dam is this type of structure...
What is MASS
300

An objects resistance to change (from Newton's law).

What is Intertia

300
What is Newton's 1st law?

What is INERTIA. AN OBJECT IN MOTION WILL STAY IN MOTION, AN OBJECT AT REST WILL STAY AT REST.

300
The limits in which the safety of a structure is considered to be acceptable is its __________ (3 words)
What is MARGIN OF SAFETY
300

Plywood is stronger than normal wood. What consideration is this?

What is Materials

400

The constant external force or weight on a structure 

What is DEAD LOAD

400

What is Newton's 2nd law?

What is THE GREATER THE MASS OF AN OBJECT THE MORE FORCE IT TAKES TO ACCELERATE.

400
The breakdown of a structure due to the internal and external forces acting on it
What is STRUCTURAL FAILURE
400

The term that means how pretty something is

What is AESTHETICS
500
A force that acts to push parts in opposite directions
What is SHEAR
500
What is Newton's 3rd Law?

What is FOR EVERY ACTION THERE IS AN EQUAL AND OPPOSITE REACTION.

500
A force that acts to squeeze an object or to push parts together
What is COMPRESSION
500

This type of joint is like staples and screws.

What is a FASTENER

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