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Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What state is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Maine

c)

Utah

d)

Washington

2.

What city is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge located in?

a)

Jewett City

b)

Salt Lake City

c)

Tacoma

d)

Toledo

3.

What was the nickname of the Tacoma Narrows bridge?

a)

Wavy Bridge

b)

Flex Bridge

c)

Galloping Gertie

d)

Swirlie Bridge

4.

What does the Tacoma Narrows Bridge go over?

a)

Water

b)

Land

c)

Railroad tracks

d)

none of these

5.

What type of weather caused the eventual collapse of the bridge back in the 1930s?

a)

Rain

b)

Wind

c)

Snow

d)

Extreme Heat

6.

How many PEOPLE died from the bridge collapse?

a)

Zero

b)

10

c)

236

d)

1200

7.

What type of bridge is the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

a)

Beam

b)

Suspension

c)

Arc

d)

Cantilever

8.

What is the bridge made out of?

a)

Plastic

b)

Wood

c)

Steel and Concrete

d)

Bricks

9.

What forces/stresses caused the bridge to collapse?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion & Shear

d)

All of them

10.

What year did they first start working on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?

a)

1950

b)

1938

c)

1920

d)

1910