Forces and Loads Quiz

When designing a bridge, what is the force that engineers like Ava and Jackson consider, which squeezes the materials of the bridge's pillars together called?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

• Shear

When Nora and Avery are playing tug of war, what is the force called that stretches the rope apart?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

• Shear

When a wooden plank used in construction is loaded with weight, it undergoes a transformation where one side becomes curved, with one side being compressed and the other stretched. What is this action called?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

• Shear

During a home renovation project, Nora and James observed that the wooden plank they were trying to fit into the frame was experiencing a force that caused its parts to slide past one another in opposite directions. What is this force called?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

• Shear

What is the action that twists a metal rod when a force is applied to one end while the other end is fixed?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

• Torsion

When designing a bridge, the forces that act on the structure are called what?

• Loads

• Weights

• Pressures

• Stresses

When designing a bridge, the weight of the bridge itself is referred to as the what?

• Dead load

• Live load

• Environmental load

• Structural load

The weight of the books on the shelf is called the what?

• Dead load

• Live load

• Environmental load

• Structural load

When designing a bridge, what additional loads must Daniel consider beyond the weight of the bridge itself?

• Dead loads and live loads

• Environmental loads and live loads

• Dead loads and environmental loads

• Live loads and structural loads

In a construction project, which materials did Kai and Ethan find to cost the most?

• Wood and plastic

• Steel and concrete

• Plastic and steel

• Concrete and wood