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Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 407 · 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.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  3. 3.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
  4. 4.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a bridge pier
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a suspension cable
  6. 6.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a swing chain (c) a table leg (d) a temple column
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
  8. 8.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 10800 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  12. 12.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  15. 15.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 30 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a pillar under a roof
  21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a crane lifting cable
  23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  24. 24.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) twisted
  26. 26.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a concrete block (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a stone
  27. 27.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a temple column
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
  29. 29.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tent guy rope
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a bridge pier (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a crane lifting cable
  31. 31.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stretched rubber band
  33. 33.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a swing chain
  36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  38. 38.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  40. 40.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?

Answer key

  1. 40
  2. tension
  3. pushes or squeezes
  4. a crane lifting cable
  5. a brick at a wall base
  6. a swing chain
  7. a tow rope on a car
  8. True
  9. 1800
  10. pulls or stretches
  11. tension
  12. 4375
  13. compression
  14. tension
  15. 2000
  16. 10
  17. True
  18. True
  19. compression
  20. a pillar under a roof
  21. 600
  22. a brick at a wall base
  23. tension
  24. False
  25. stretched (tension)
  26. a rope
  27. a tent guy rope
  28. a hanging lamp chain
  29. a stone in an arch
  30. a crane lifting cable
  31. True
  32. a stretched rubber band
  33. False
  34. tension
  35. a tall bridge tower
  36. tension
  37. compression
  38. 90
  39. 400
  40. 4000

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