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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 395 · 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) tension (b) compression
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a table leg (d) a stretched rubber band
  3. 3.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a stone in an arch (d) a brick at a wall base
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 180 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a suspension cable (b) a squeezed spring (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) tension (b) compression
  8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
  9. 9.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a squeezed spring (c) a temple column (d) a tall bridge tower
  10. 10.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 13500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  14. 14.True or false: a pillar under a roof is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pulls or stretches (b) turns things (c) heats things (d) pushes or squeezes
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a suspension cable (b) a table leg (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
  18. 18.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a table leg (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
  19. 19.🪢 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)
  20. 20.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a swing chain (d) a tug of war rope
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a swing chain (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  23. 23.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  24. 24.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a suspension cable (c) a swing chain (d) a crane lifting cable
  26. 26.True or false: a squeezed spring is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪢 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?
  28. 28.🪢 A sign weighing 480 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) compression (b) tension
  30. 30.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a concrete block (c) a stone (d) a rope
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  32. 32.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a bridge pier (d) a brick at a wall base
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.🪢 A sign weighing 800 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  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.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression
  37. 37.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  38. 38.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 725 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  39. 39.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🪢 A sign weighing 650 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?

Answer key

  1. tension
  2. a stretched rubber band
  3. True
  4. a swing chain
  5. 90
  6. a squeezed spring
  7. tension
  8. a tow rope on a car
  9. a tug of war rope
  10. pushes or squeezes
  11. compression
  12. tension
  13. 2700
  14. True
  15. pulls or stretches
  16. a table leg
  17. a tow rope on a car
  18. a crane lifting cable
  19. stretched (tension)
  20. tension
  21. a squeezed spring
  22. a brick at a wall base
  23. compression
  24. False
  25. a stone in an arch
  26. False
  27. 40
  28. 120
  29. compression
  30. a rope
  31. tension
  32. a tent guy rope
  33. compression
  34. 200
  35. 4800
  36. tension
  37. 2500
  38. 3625
  39. False
  40. 130

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