Bridge vocabulary Multiple Choice

a structure built to support the lateral pressure of an arch or span, e.g. at the ends of a bridg

• abutments
• beam
• buckling
• cantilever
• member

a rigid, usually horizontal, structural element

• beam
• bend
• compressive strength
• deck
• load

a simple type of bridge, composed of horizontal beams supported by vertical posts

• Beam Bridge
• suspension bridge
• cantilever
• cable-stay bridge

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

to curve; bending occurs when a straight material becomes curved; one side squeezes together in compression, and the other side stretches apart in tension

• bend
• buckling
• brittle
• strain

what happens to a bridge when the compression forces overcome the bridge’s ability to handle compression.

• buckling
• bend
• ductile
• shear
• snapping

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

The ability of a material to show little or no yielding before failure.

• brittle
• snapping
• shear<br />
• stress

a projecting structure supported only at one end, like a shelf bracket or a diving board

• cantilever
• beam bridge
• suspension bridge<br />
• cable-stay bridge

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A powder made of a variety of materials (usually certain types of clay and limestone) that when mixed with water hardens. This is an ingredient of concrete.

• cement
• deck
• limitation
• flour

The amount of compressive stress that a material can resist before failing.

• compressive Sttrength
• concrete
• ductile

a pressing force that squeezes a material together

• Compression
• Torsion
• Tension