Science (structure 🏦)

Question 1

What is natural?

Answer 1

Things that are naturally made, like human, animals, plants and more.

Question 2

What is manufactured/man-made?

Answer 2

Things that are created by humans, like houses, buildings, phones and more.

Question 3

What is origin?

Answer 3

How something was created

Question 4

What is design form?

Answer 4

How a structure is built, like mass structure, frame structure, shell structure or a combination of them.

Question 5

What is function?

Question 6

What are the 3 categories of materials?

Answer 6

Composite, Layered and Woven/knit

Question 7

What is Composite?

Answer 7

What is it? - A combination of 2 or more materials blended together.
When do you need it/use it? - When you need to combine properties of different things.
Examples - Concrete, metal, alloys and plastic

Question 8

What is Layered?

Answer 8

What is it? - Different materials glued or pressed together (laminate)
When do you need it/use it? - When you need durability
Examples - Desktop, tetrapak and drywall

Question 9

What is Woven/kit?

Answer 9

• Most likely to be made of a single material (thread/yarn)
• Soft, warm, flexible
  Examples - Blanket, mitten, fabric

Question 10

Mass

Answer 10

• Made by pilling up materials into a shape or design
  Ex:
  Natural - Mountains, Coral reef
  Manufactured - Baked Goods, pyramid, brick wall

Question 11

Frame

Answer 11

• A very sturdy structure, often quite tall
  Ex:
  Natural - Spider web, skeleton, trees
  Manufactured - Tennis Racket

Question 12

Shell

Answer 12

• Has a thin outer layer
  Ex:
  Natural - Egg, turtle shell, shell
  Manufactured - Egg cartons, canoe, box

Question 13

What is a structure

Answer 13

Something that has a definite shape, has a different size and has a job/purpose,function and can withstand forces.