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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 146 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stone in an arch (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
  2. 2.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 600 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
  5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  8. 8.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) makes light (c) pushes or squeezes (d) cools things
  9. 9.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  12. 12.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 220 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  15. 15.🪢 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
  16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a crane lifting cable
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a pillar under a roof
  19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tug of war rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a squeezed spring (d) a table leg
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tall bridge tower
  23. 23.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a swing chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a tow rope on a car
  28. 28.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a squeezed spring (c) a table leg (d) a swing chain
  30. 30.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  32. 32.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a suspension cable (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
  34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 150 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  35. 35.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a bridge pier (d) a swing chain
  36. 36.🪢 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?
  37. 37.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a table leg (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
  40. 40.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a swing chain
  2. pulls or stretches
  3. 200
  4. a table leg
  5. compression
  6. tension
  7. 900
  8. pushes or squeezes
  9. False
  10. tension
  11. 180
  12. True
  13. tension
  14. 110
  15. stretched (tension)
  16. a stone in an arch
  17. tension
  18. a tug of war rope
  19. a brick at a wall base
  20. a hanging lamp chain
  21. compression
  22. a tall bridge tower
  23. a temple column
  24. tension
  25. False
  26. tension
  27. a tall bridge tower
  28. False
  29. a swing chain
  30. compression
  31. compression
  32. False
  33. a suspension cable
  34. 1200
  35. a bridge pier
  36. 40
  37. True
  38. True
  39. a tow rope on a car
  40. True

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