Bridge Building

Forces that act upon a structure are known as...

• loads

• compressions

• winds

• rain

Which of the following are examples of a live load?

• cars

• trucks

• trains

• trusses

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Which of the following are examples of dead loads?

• cars

• people

• the weight of the bridge and all its parts

• trucks

True or false: temperature can cause a bridge to shrink and expand.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which type of bridge is the strongest?

• suspension

• cable-stayed

• arch

• truss

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Which of the following is considered to be the strongest bridge building material?

• concrete

• steel

• wood

• reinforced concrete

Which shape is considered to be the strongest for construction?

• rectangles

• arches

• triangles

• parallelograms

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

This kind of bridge uses steel vertical cables to counter loads on a bridge and typically spans great distances?

• arch bridge

• suspension bridge

• truss bridge

• beam bridge

This bridge consists of series of triangles.

• beam bridge

• truss bridge

• arch bridge

• suspension bridge

These bridges were first built by the Romans and they consist mainly of stone.

• truss bridges

• arch bridges

• suspension bridges

• beam bridges