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Bridges Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Forces that try to tear something apart are called ______ stress

a)

Tensile

b)

Compression

c)

Torsion

d)

Tension

2.

Forces that squeeze things together are known as ______ stress.

a)

Torsion

b)

Compression

c)

Tensile

d)

Shear

3.

When 2 materials try to slide by each other causing the material to tear, the stress is known as ______ stress.

a)

Tensile

b)

Torsion

c)

Shear

d)

Compression

4.

When materials twist and bend, the forces are called ______ stress.

a)

Shear

b)

Compression

c)

Tensile

d)

Torsion

5.

When a heavy load is put on the bridge, the material on top ______ while those on the bottom are acted on by ______ forces.

a)

Torsion, Compress

b)

Compress, torsion

c)

Compress, tension

d)

Tension, shear

6.

In modern bridges the two most often used materials are ______ and ______.

a)

Steel and Concrete

b)

Cement and Sand

c)

Pre-stressed Concrete and Steel Beams

d)

I girders and Trusses

7.

Thaddeus Hyatt discovered that a ______ ______ put near the bottom of a concrete beam would give more support for the beam.

a)

Pre-stressed

b)

I Girder

c)

Steel Rod

d)

Cable-stayed

8.

Concrete is a mixture of ______, ______, ______, and ______.

a)

Sand, Stone, Cement and Water

b)

Terrain, reason, Length of span and Weather

c)

Concrete, Water, Sedimentary rock and Mud

d)

Mud, Concrete, Sand and Stone

9.

When rods, wires, or cables are put inside a drying concrete beam and tightened before the concrete dries, the result is known as ______- ______ concrete.

a)

Cable-Stayed

b)

Very-Sturdy

c)

I-Girder

d)

Pre-stressed

10.

The part of a bridge that rests on the ground is known as an ______.

a)

Keystone

b)

Abutment

c)

I-Girder

d)

Tower

11.

The stone used in the top of a stone arch bridge is known as ______.

a)

Topstone

b)

Keystone

c)

Abutment

d)

Concrete stone

12.

Bridges that hold the road surface by cables are known as ______ bridges, and usually used over ______distances.

a)

Suspension, long

b)

Arch, short

c)

Cable-stayed, long

d)

Beam, short

13.

When designing a bridge, four things must be considered: ______, ______, ______, and ______.

a)

Sand, Stone, Water and Cement

b)

Length, What it goes over, Traffic and Materials

c)

Reason, Length of span, Terrain and Weather

d)

Concrete, Steel rods, Steel and Cement

14.

When a beam bridge uses a series of triangular shapes to support a beam, the bride is known as a ______ beam bridge.

a)

Truss

b)

Cantilever

c)

Steel

d)

I- Girdger

15.

Steel bridge parts are often in the shape of a box or an "I". These shapes are known as ______,

a)

Pre-Stressed

b)

I-Girders

c)

Steel-Rods

d)

I-Boxes