Pasta Bridge Construction Quiz

Pasta Bridge Construction Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Nancy Jackson

FREE Resource

5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the initial method used to construct the pasta bridge?

Building with wooden planks

Using metal beams

Gluing many strands of pasta together

Using a single strand of pasta

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role does water play in the new pasta bridge construction method?

It makes the pasta softer

It helps the pasta stick together

It adds weight to the structure

It changes the color of the pasta

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of spraying varnish on the pasta tubes?

To hold the structure together

To add color

To make them edible

To make them shiny

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main structural component of the final pasta bridge?

Metal rods

Wooden beams

Hollow pasta tubes

Solid pasta blocks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can weight distribution help in maintaining the integrity of the pasta bridge?

By increasing the weight on one side

By reducing the total weight

By spreading weight over a large area

By concentrating weight in one spot