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Year 8 bridges homework

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the strongest shape used in engineering?
a)
Triangle
b)
Square
c)
Circle
d)
Rectangle
2.
What is the force that causes objects to fall to Earth?
a)
Air resistance
b)
Gravity
c)
Water resistance
d)
Pressure
3.

What is torsion

a)

a squeezing force

b)

A twisting force

c)

a sliding force

d)

a pulling force

4.

What is compression?

a)

a sliding force

b)

a twisting force

c)

a squeezing force

d)

a pulling force

5.

This is the simplest bridge to build.

a)

beam

b)

arch

c)

truss

d)

suspension

6.

The Golden Gate Bridge is identified as which type of bridge?

a)

truss

b)

cable-stayed

c)

suspension

d)

arch

7.
What type of bridge is this
a)
Arch
b)
Suspension 
c)
Beam 
8.
The stretching force that pulls on the bridge 
a)
torsion 
b)
tension
c)
compression 
d)
malleability 
9.
A force that twists a material 
a)
torsion
b)
tension
c)
compression 
10.
What are the steel wires used to suspend the main supports called?
a)
span
b)
abutment
c)
pier
d)
cable
11.

What is built across a river ?

a)

Bridge

b)

Rubber

c)

Pillar

d)

Cables

12.

A bridge is a structure that is built across.........

a)

River

b)

Mountain

c)

Valley

d)

Above all

13.

It is defined as a push or a pull.

a)

Elements

b)

Force

c)

Friction

d)

Fracture

14.

What part of the bridge allows cars to drive over it?

a)

Arch

b)

Base

c)

Pier

d)

Deck

15.

What is the name of the units that we measure force in?

a)

Einsteins

b)

Newtons

c)

Kilograms

d)

Metres

16.

How long was the longest bridge in the world?

a)

10 miles

b)

50 miles

c)

105 miles

d)

155 miles

17.

How short is the shortest bridge in the world?

a)

32 inches

b)

32 feet

c)

320 miles

d)

3000 lightyears

18.

What is the oldest kind of bridge?

a)

Arch bridge

b)

Beam bridge

c)

Suspension bridge

d)

Blue bridge

19.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Arch Bridge

b)

Suspension Bridge

c)

Covered Bridge

d)

Ruby Bridges

20.

What is the name for two opposing forces acting on the same point?

a)

Shear

b)

Torsion

c)

Tension

d)

Compression