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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 345 · 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 is a force that … (a) heats things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 340 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  6. 6.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
  7. 7.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) not affected (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) stretched (tension)
  8. 8.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a suspension cable
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a swing chain (d) a table leg
  10. 10.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a temple column (d) a suspension cable
  13. 13.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a temple column (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a brick at a wall base
  14. 14.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🪢 A sign weighing 840 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a squeezed spring (d) a pillar under a roof
  19. 19.🪢 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?
  20. 20.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a squeezed spring
  21. 21.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a rope (b) a stone (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
  22. 22.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  23. 23.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) makes light (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) pushes or squeezes
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  25. 25.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a hanging lamp chain (c) a table leg (d) a tall bridge tower
  27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 420 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a stone in an arch (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a tug of war rope
  29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 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?
  32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5400 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tall bridge tower
  34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a tent guy rope (d) a swing chain
  37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 50 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  39. 39.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2700 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  40. 40.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. pulls or stretches
  2. tension
  3. 170
  4. True
  5. compression
  6. compression
  7. stretched (tension)
  8. a table leg
  9. a swing chain
  10. False
  11. 3500
  12. a suspension cable
  13. a tow rope on a car
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. 140
  18. a tug of war rope
  19. 40
  20. a crane lifting cable
  21. a rope
  22. 200
  23. pushes or squeezes
  24. tension
  25. False
  26. a hanging lamp chain
  27. 70
  28. a stone in an arch
  29. tension
  30. 500
  31. 60
  32. 2700
  33. a tow rope on a car
  34. False
  35. a suspension cable
  36. a table leg
  37. 250
  38. compression
  39. 900
  40. True

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