Name:_______________

HR: ______

Structures and Forces

Unit Test
Natural or Manmade?

Shell, Solid, or Frame?

Rigid or Mobile joint?

Truss bridge, Suspension bridge, Arch bridge, Cable Stay bridge, or

Beam Bridge?

Circle the strongest shape:

Mass or weight?

Newtons (N)
Grams (g) or Kilograms (kg)
Changes with gravity
Always stays the same

1 N = 100g
25g = ______N
8g = ______N
0.3g= ______N

1000g = 1kg
6N = ______g
.04N = ______g
3kg = ______g

800g = ______kg
22N = ______kg

Tension, Compression, Torsion, or Shear?

Draw force arrows on the bridges:

and

Label centre of gravity with a star

Draw a stable structure

Draw an unstable structure

Structures and Forces: Study Guide

Study these concepts:
Natural & Manmade structures
Shell, Solid, & Frame structures
Rigid & Mobile Joints
Bridges: Suspension, Truss, Cable stay, Beam, Arch
o Tension and compression on bridges (arrows)
Mass & Weight
Tension, Compression, Torsion, Shear
Centre of gravity
Stable & unstable structures