“S” words
The Forces Among Us
“Loaded” questions
Bridges R Us
Better “Knock on Wood”
100
Any object that provides support
What is STRUCTURE
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
A bridge having its roadway hung from large cables supported between tall towers
What is SUSPENSION BRIDGE
100

Houses are built using what type of structure?

What is COMBINATION

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 DYNAMIC LOAD or LIVE LOAD
200
A bridge supports by a framework of beams that form triangles
What is a TRUSS BRIDGE
200

A beaver dam is this type of structure...

What is Solid

300
An imaginary point in an object where the downward force of gravity acts
What is CENTRE OF GRAVITY
400
The non moving weight of a structure 
What is STATIC LOAD or DEAD LOAD
400
The forming of material into wave-like ridges or folds
What is CORRUGATION
400
The breakdown of a structure due to the internal and external forces acting on it
What is STRUCTURAL FAILURE
500
A force that acts to push parts in opposite directions
What is SHEAR
500

The weakening of a structure due to the external and internal forces acting on it

What is STRUCTURAL STRESS OR FATIGUE

500
A force that acts to squeeze an object or to push parts together
What is COMPRESSION
500
The use or purpose of a sturcture
What is FUNCTION
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