Structures - Definition and Classification

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
Fill in the gaps with the following words: purpose, stresses, function, forces, size (2x), shape (2x), resist, damage.

Structures are things that have a definite and , which serve a definite or . To perform its function, every part of the structure must ( such as pushes or pulls) that could its or .

Classifying Structures

Natural
- not made by
- occur naturally in the
Manufactured
- built by
- many are modelled after structures