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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 216 · 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 hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a bridge pier (c) a suspension cable (d) a swing chain
  3. 3.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a stretched rubber band
  4. 4.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 4 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a squeezed spring
  9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  10. 10.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a bridge pier
  13. 13.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
  15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 280 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) cools things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) makes light
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  19. 19.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a table leg (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a swing chain
  21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a brick (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  23. 23.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a tent guy rope (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a hanging lamp chain
  27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a bridge pier
  29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tent guy rope (d) a table leg
  31. 31.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 960 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  34. 34.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  37. 37.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a swing chain is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a tow rope on a car
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. a bridge pier
  3. a pillar under a roof
  4. a table leg
  5. 80
  6. compression
  7. 1700
  8. a squeezed spring
  9. tension
  10. 160
  11. compression
  12. a crane lifting cable
  13. False
  14. a hanging lamp chain
  15. 60
  16. 140
  17. pushes or squeezes
  18. compression
  19. True
  20. a swing chain
  21. 500
  22. a rope
  23. True
  24. 1300
  25. compression
  26. a brick at a wall base
  27. tension
  28. a bridge pier
  29. 1375
  30. a tent guy rope
  31. True
  32. True
  33. 160
  34. pulls or stretches
  35. tension
  36. compression
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a tow rope on a car
  40. a temple column

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