Parts of a Bridge
Type of Bridge
Vocabulary
Forces
Bridges Experiments
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Where is this Bridge?
100

the two tall structures on a bridge are called....

Towers

100

a curved bridge made up of voussoirs 

arch bridge

100

the middle piece of an arch bridge that locks the other pieces together

keystone


100

a pulling force is called....


Tension

100

an educated guess, or a guess you make based on information you already know about what will happen in an experiment

hypothesis

100

in what city is this bridge?


NEW YORK CITY!

name: Brooklyn Bridge 

100


Bronx, NY

200

the part of a bridge where people, cars, or animals can travel

Roadway 


or Deck

200

the simplest type of bridge made up of one long structure

beam bridge

200

the length of a bridge is also called the ....


span

200

a pushing force is called... 

compression

200

name the steps to the scientific method

1. hypothesis

2. research

3. experiment

4. data

5. analyze 

6. conclusion/share results

200

the middle part of this bridge moves up and down to let boats pass through



lift bridge

200


Manhattan, New York

300

the structures that hold up the roadway.

hint: they are in tension


suspension cables

300

a bridge that uses cables to hold up the road



suspension bridge

300

a series of triangles make up a .....

truss 

300

how does an arch bridge distribute a load (weight)?


arch bridges divide weight in half: to the right and to the left

300

which beam bridge supported the most weight? why?


the 4"


the shorter the beam the stronger the bridge because it has more support

300

a bridge that allows boats to pass by opening the middle span


draw bridge

300


Queens, New York

400

the two support structures on the ends of the bridge

abutment 

400

a bridge that rotates to let ships or boats pass through

swing bridge

400

this type of graph shows when events occurred


timeline

400

which part of the structure is in tension?

which part is in compression?


rubber bands = tension


straw = compression

400

which shape was the strongest? why?


type 5: sandwich 

because it divides the weight into many parts

400

a bridge made up of triangles


truss bridge

400


London, England 

500

The ground where the bridge is built is called...

Foundation

500

this type of bridge resembles a musical instrument. the cables are attached to the tower at different points


cable-stayed harp bridge


500

the trapezoid-shaped pieces that make up an arch bridge are called...

voussoirs

500

What does Newton's Third Law of Motion explain?


For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction


500

which bridge supported more weight? why?

the suspension bridge.

the suspension cables (strings) allow the bridge to support a greater load (more weight)

500

a bridge where all the cables meet at one point on the tower


cable-stayed fan bridge

500


San Francisco, California

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