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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 359 · 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 tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a stretched rubber band
  4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
  6. 6.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2100 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a concrete block (d) a rope
  8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  9. 9.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a squeezed spring
  10. 10.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 6400 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  12. 12.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) twisted (b) stretched (tension) (c) not affected (d) squeezed (compression)
  13. 13.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  15. 15.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5200 N rests evenly on 4 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  17. 17.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pushes or squeezes (c) pulls or stretches (d) heats things
  19. 19.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a temple column
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  22. 22.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  24. 24.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a table leg (d) a tug of war rope
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a table leg (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tall bridge tower
  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.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  30. 30.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a bridge pier
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 5600 N rests evenly on 7 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 950 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  35. 35.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 600 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  36. 36.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a tug of war rope (d) a tow rope on a car
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a stretched rubber band
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  40. 40.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. compression
  3. a stone in an arch
  4. tension
  5. a bridge pier
  6. 300
  7. a rope
  8. a swing chain
  9. a squeezed spring
  10. 800
  11. 900
  12. stretched (tension)
  13. False
  14. compression
  15. True
  16. 1300
  17. False
  18. pulls or stretches
  19. a bridge pier
  20. a temple column
  21. a crane lifting cable
  22. True
  23. tension
  24. False
  25. 20
  26. a table leg
  27. a tug of war rope
  28. 150
  29. 800
  30. a tent guy rope
  31. tension
  32. 800
  33. 190
  34. compression
  35. 4800
  36. False
  37. a pillar under a roof
  38. a squeezed spring
  39. tension
  40. True

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