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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 134 · 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.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) heats things (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) pulls or stretches
  5. 5.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
  8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tent guy rope
  9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tug of war rope
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
  14. 14.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 16800 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  15. 15.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a swing chain (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a stone in an arch
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
  18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a squeezed spring (d) a stone in an arch
  19. 19.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  21. 21.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a swing chain
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  26. 26.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 750 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
  30. 30.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  33. 33.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  36. 36.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tent guy rope
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tug of war rope
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. True
  2. 1900
  3. compression
  4. pulls or stretches
  5. True
  6. tension
  7. a rope
  8. a brick at a wall base
  9. a table leg
  10. a squeezed spring
  11. tension
  12. tension
  13. compression
  14. 2400
  15. False
  16. a swing chain
  17. a crane lifting cable
  18. a stretched rubber band
  19. tension
  20. compression
  21. True
  22. compression
  23. a bridge pier
  24. a pillar under a roof
  25. compression
  26. True
  27. 2600
  28. 150
  29. a hanging lamp chain
  30. pushes or squeezes
  31. tension
  32. 700
  33. True
  34. False
  35. 70
  36. a pillar under a roof
  37. tension
  38. a stone in an arch
  39. compression
  40. tension

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