Vocabulary
Bridges of the Hudson Valley
Name this Bridge
100
a pulling force is called....
Tension
100
Name one of the bridges of the Hudson Valley
Rip Van Winkle, Kingston-Rhinecliff, Mid-Hudson, Newburgh-Beacon, Bear Mountain
100
Golden Gate Bridge
200
a pushing force is called...
compression
200
What is the name of the bridge shown?
Mid-Hudson Bridge
200
Hint: This bridge is located in New York
Manhattan Bridge
300
Which of the following is not a suspension bridge?
(Hint: a suspension bridge uses suspension cables to hold up the road)
a) Mid-Hudson Bridge
b) Benjamin Franklin Bridge
c) Rip Van Winkle Bridge
d) Bear Mountain Bridge
c) Rip Van Winkle Bridge
300
Which bridge is NOT part of the Hudson Valley?
a) Mid-Hudson Bridge
b) Newbugh-Beacon Bridge
c) George Washington Bridge
d) Bear Mountain Bridge
c) George Washington Bridge
300
George Washington Bridge
400
the structures that hold up the roadway.
hint: they are in tension
suspension cables
400
Which engineer designed the Mid-Hudson Bridge?
a) Ralph Modjeski
b) John Roebling
c) Joseph Strauss
d) Leon Moisseiff
a) Ralph Modjeski
400
Tower Bridge in London, England