Structures - AG

Question 1

Name some examples of structures that you can find in nature.

Answer 1

trees, rocks, caves, beehives, skeletons, spider webs

Question 2

Name some man made structures.

Answer 2

Walls
buildings
houses
huts
bridges
towers

Question 3

What are the 3 functions of structures?

Answer 3

Supporting a load
spanning a gap
enclosing people, animals or objects

Question 4

Can you think of some objects that support a load?

Answer 4

wall supports a roof
chair supports a person
A stem supports the weight of a plant’s leaves and flowers.

Question 5

If you built a bridge from one side of a river to the other, what function would the structure of the bridge be doing?

Answer 5

spanning a gap

Question 6

What is the name is of the suspension bridge in the United Kingdom that is 1 410m long?

Answer 6

The Humber Bridge

Question 7

Can you think of a structure in nature that can span a gap?

Answer 7

spider’s web

Question 8

Name some structures that might enclose animals.

Answer 8

nests
burrows
shells

Question 9

Some structures enclose people. Name some

Answer 9

houses
huts
prisons
factories

Question 10

Some structures enclose objects in order to protect them. Can you think of some?

Answer 10

egg box
shell of a snail
house

Question 11

What is the job of structures like a bucket or pig-sty?

Answer 11

to contain what is inside

Question 12

There are three main types of structures. What are they?

Answer 12

Shell structures
solid structures
frame structures

Question 13

Name some shell structures

Answer 13

bucket
basket
bottle
shell of an egg
pencil case
wardrobe

Question 14

A frame structure is made up of many ________ parts joined together to form a ____________.

Answer 14

different

framework

Question 15

What sort of materials are normally used to build modern buildings?

Answer 15

metal
concrete
wood

Question 16

Give some examples of frame structures.

Answer 16

pylons
spider webs
cranes
ladders
bridges

Question 17

A solid or mass structure is not ________ .

Answer 17

hollow

Question 18

Only 3 of the following 5 objects are solid structures.  Which ones are they?
pencil
box
rock
fan
brick

Answer 18

pencil
rock
brick

Question 19

Give 3 reasons why animals need shelters.

Answer 19

To keep them dry.
To keep them warm.
To keep them safe.

Question 20

What 5 things do all animals that are kept by humans need?

Answer 20

clean water and good food
comfortable place to live
to be safe and healthy
to be happy
To be able to do all the things they would do in the wild.

Question 21

Can you think of some natural animal shelters?

Answer 21

bee hive, bird nest, spider web, meerkat burrow

Question 22

Name some human made animal shelters

Answer 22

horse stable, hamster cage, fish tank, cattle kraal, sheep pen

Question 23

Why are struts often joined into a triangular shape such as when we build a pitched roof?

Answer 23

It makes it stronger.