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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 242 · 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 concrete slab weighing 600 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stone in an arch
  4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) heats things
  5. 5.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  8. 8.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 275 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  9. 9.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  10. 10.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🪢 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?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a suspension cable
  13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  14. 14.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a temple column (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tent guy rope (d) a bridge pier
  15. 15.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a squeezed spring
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a bridge pier (c) a stone in an arch (d) a hanging lamp chain
  20. 20.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
  21. 21.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 425 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a stone in an arch (c) a tug of war rope (d) a temple column
  29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  30. 30.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a crane lifting cable
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a table leg
  33. 33.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  34. 34.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a bridge pier (d) a table leg
  35. 35.True or false: a squeezed spring is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a bridge pier (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stone in an arch
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  38. 38.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a tent guy rope
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. 100
  2. tension
  3. a stone in an arch
  4. pulls or stretches
  5. True
  6. False
  7. compression
  8. 1650
  9. 100
  10. False
  11. 150
  12. a pillar under a roof
  13. 200
  14. a tent guy rope
  15. False
  16. False
  17. tension
  18. a crane lifting cable
  19. a hanging lamp chain
  20. a temple column
  21. True
  22. 1275
  23. True
  24. a rope
  25. True
  26. tension
  27. True
  28. a tug of war rope
  29. compression
  30. True
  31. a bridge pier
  32. a stretched rubber band
  33. 2600
  34. a hanging lamp chain
  35. True
  36. a tug of war rope
  37. compression
  38. False
  39. a tent guy rope
  40. compression

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