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Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 71 · 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 table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a temple column
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  4. 4.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  6. 6.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  7. 7.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
  8. 8.🪢 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
  9. 9.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
  11. 11.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a swing chain (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
  12. 12.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  13. 13.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) compression (b) tension
  15. 15.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
  16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 22400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  17. 17.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stretched rubber band
  21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  22. 22.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) turns things (d) heats things
  23. 23.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  24. 24.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 175 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a temple column (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a crane lifting cable
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a swing chain (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a hanging lamp chain
  32. 32.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
  33. 33.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a suspension cable (c) a bridge pier (d) a pillar under a roof
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tall bridge tower
  36. 36.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  38. 38.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a swing chain
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tow rope on a car

Answer key

  1. compression
  2. a temple column
  3. tension
  4. False
  5. compression
  6. 1575
  7. a tug of war rope
  8. stretched (tension)
  9. False
  10. a pillar under a roof
  11. a swing chain
  12. 80
  13. False
  14. compression
  15. a stone in an arch
  16. 2800
  17. True
  18. tension
  19. 1800
  20. a stretched rubber band
  21. 600
  22. pulls or stretches
  23. 1900
  24. False
  25. 875
  26. tension
  27. a tug of war rope
  28. 60
  29. a table leg
  30. a tall bridge tower
  31. a stone in an arch
  32. pushes or squeezes
  33. a brick at a wall base
  34. a suspension cable
  35. a crane lifting cable
  36. False
  37. 1125
  38. True
  39. a tall bridge tower
  40. a squeezed spring

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