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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 488 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a tug of war rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
  2. 2.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  3. 3.🪢 A sign weighing 60 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a table leg (c) a temple column (d) a squeezed spring
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 200 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 160 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) tension (b) compression
  8. 8.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a hanging lamp chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  10. 10.🪢 Tension or compression: a suspension cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  11. 11.🪢 Tension or compression: a swing chain? (a) compression (b) tension
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  14. 14.True or false: a table leg is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  16. 16.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a pillar under a roof
  17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a bridge pier? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) pulls or stretches (c) pushes or squeezes (d) heats things
  20. 20.🪢 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?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a tent guy rope
  22. 22.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a stone (b) a rope (c) a brick (d) a concrete block
  23. 23.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a squeezed spring (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  24. 24.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) squeezed (compression) (b) twisted (c) stretched (tension) (d) not affected
  25. 25.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
  26. 26.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 1000 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  28. 28.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a bridge pier
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a tent guy rope (c) a swing chain (d) a brick at a wall base
  31. 31.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🪢 Tension or compression: a tall bridge tower? (a) tension (b) compression
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a stone in an arch (c) a swing chain (d) a bridge pier
  34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 375 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  35. 35.🪢 A sign weighing 400 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  36. 36.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a temple column (b) a suspension cable (c) a pillar under a roof (d) a tall bridge tower
  38. 38.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a temple column (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a crane lifting cable
  39. 39.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) compression (b) tension

Answer key

  1. a table leg
  2. tension
  3. 30
  4. a stretched rubber band
  5. 50
  6. 40
  7. compression
  8. True
  9. tension
  10. tension
  11. tension
  12. tension
  13. compression
  14. False
  15. compression
  16. a hanging lamp chain
  17. False
  18. compression
  19. pulls or stretches
  20. 40
  21. a bridge pier
  22. a rope
  23. a suspension cable
  24. stretched (tension)
  25. compression
  26. True
  27. 6000
  28. False
  29. a stretched rubber band
  30. a brick at a wall base
  31. True
  32. compression
  33. a swing chain
  34. 1875
  35. 80
  36. compression
  37. a suspension cable
  38. a temple column
  39. False
  40. tension

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