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Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 229 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (Pulled or squeezed?): Tension = pulled or stretched (ropes, chains, cables). Compression = pushed or squeezed (pillars, legs, piers, arch stones). Equal sharing: force on each = total load ÷ number of identical ropes or pillars.

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  1. 1.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tent guy rope
  3. 3.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
  5. 5.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a temple column (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
  7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
  9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a suspension cable (d) a stone in an arch
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
  11. 11.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a tow rope on a car
  13. 13.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) stretched (tension) (d) twisted
  14. 14.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  18. 18.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column
  20. 20.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) cools things (d) makes light
  22. 22.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
  24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 14700 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  25. 25.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
  28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
  30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3300 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 390 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  34. 34.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
  36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. a stone in an arch
  3. 1600
  4. a tug of war rope
  5. False
  6. a crane lifting cable
  7. 5250
  8. a stretched rubber band
  9. a suspension cable
  10. a table leg
  11. True
  12. a tall bridge tower
  13. stretched (tension)
  14. a rope
  15. False
  16. a swing chain
  17. tension
  18. a stone in an arch
  19. a crane lifting cable
  20. False
  21. pushes or squeezes
  22. True
  23. a tow rope on a car
  24. 2100
  25. 100
  26. a pillar under a roof
  27. a swing chain
  28. a hanging lamp chain
  29. a brick at a wall base
  30. 1100
  31. 2100
  32. compression
  33. 130
  34. False
  35. a tent guy rope
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a brick at a wall base
  40. compression

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