Operation Build a Bridge Vocabulary

The squeezing or pushing force on a material, which tends to make it shorter.

• compression

• tension

• shear

• tortion

The force on a bridge caused by its own weight.

• tension

• deck

• dead load

• live load

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The force caused on a bridge by temporary objects such as cars, trucks, people, bikes.

• live load

• dead load

• piers

• environmental load

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

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The application of science and math in order to solve problems in the real world.

• experimenting
• researching
• engineering
• dreaming

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The distance between two bridge supports

• deck

• span

• foundation

• load

Which shape is not used to provide extra support to bridges?

• Arch
• Triangle
• Square

Which type of bridge is this?

• suspension

• truss

• arch

• beam

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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What type of bridge is this? 

• beam
• suspension
• truss
• cable-stay 

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

Which type of bridge is this?

• beam

• suspension

• truss

• cable-stay

What type of bridge is this?

• beam

• cable-stay

• suspension

• arch