Structures Flashcards

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Scientists and engineers study different materials and decide which ones are the best for making structures out of.

A

Structures

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List three mass structures

A

Mass structures

Frame structures

Shell structures

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When a force is placed on an object there are three things that can happen to it if it’s free to move

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  1. Speed up
  2. Slow down
  3. Change direction
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Examples of external forces:

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Weight of something people,objects

Weight of structure itself

Weather wind,snow,etc

Impact of something colliding

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