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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 379 · 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 swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension
  3. 3.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  4. 4.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pushes or squeezes
  5. 5.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 50 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  9. 9.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 350 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  11. 11.🪢 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?
  12. 12.True or false: a swing chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tow rope on a car (b) a squeezed spring (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a hanging lamp chain
  14. 14.🪢 A sign weighing 240 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  15. 15.🪢 A sign weighing 120 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 90 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a stretched rubber band
  18. 18.True or false: a tug of war rope is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stone in an arch (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a stretched rubber band
  20. 20.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a suspension cable
  22. 22.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a brick at a wall base (d) a tow rope on a car
  23. 23.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a tug of war rope (d) a crane lifting cable
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) tension (b) compression
  27. 27.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) compression (b) tension
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a bridge pier (d) a squeezed spring
  29. 29.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2000 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 1000 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  31. 31.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a tug of war rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tall bridge tower
  33. 33.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) not affected (d) stretched (tension)
  34. 34.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a temple column
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  38. 38.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 975 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  40. 40.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a tall bridge tower (d) a temple column

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. compression
  3. tension
  4. pulls or stretches
  5. a hanging lamp chain
  6. 10
  7. tension
  8. a pillar under a roof
  9. True
  10. 1750
  11. 40
  12. True
  13. a squeezed spring
  14. 120
  15. 40
  16. 30
  17. a tall bridge tower
  18. True
  19. a stone in an arch
  20. True
  21. a stone in an arch
  22. a brick at a wall base
  23. True
  24. tension
  25. a tall bridge tower
  26. compression
  27. compression
  28. a tow rope on a car
  29. 1000
  30. 200
  31. True
  32. a tug of war rope
  33. stretched (tension)
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a crane lifting cable
  37. compression
  38. False
  39. 4875
  40. a tow rope on a car

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