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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 489 · 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 of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a pillar under a roof (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a swing chain
  2. 2.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a stone in an arch is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) turns things (d) pulls or stretches
  6. 6.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 2 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  7. 7.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  9. 9.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 suspension cable
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
  11. 11.🪢 A sign weighing 720 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  12. 12.True or false: a tent guy rope is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) compression (b) tension
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tow rope on a car
  15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) makes light (c) pulls or stretches (d) cools things
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 100 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  18. 18.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a swing chain (c) a suspension cable (d) a brick at a wall base
  20. 20.🪢 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?
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a tug of war rope (d) a bridge pier
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
  23. 23.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🪢 A sign weighing 510 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  25. 25.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) not affected (d) twisted
  26. 26.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  27. 27.🪢 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?
  28. 28.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 875 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a bridge pier
  30. 30.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 7200 N rests evenly on 6 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 A stage stands on 3 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 500 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  32. 32.🪢 A sign weighing 150 N hangs from 5 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  34. 34.🪢 A stage stands on 7 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 750 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  35. 35.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) tension (b) compression
  36. 36.True or false: a stone in an arch is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a tow rope on a car
  38. 38.🪢 Tension or compression: a tent guy rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  39. 39.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a squeezed spring? (a) compression (b) tension

Answer key

  1. a pillar under a roof
  2. True
  3. False
  4. True
  5. pulls or stretches
  6. 160
  7. True
  8. compression
  9. a squeezed spring
  10. a swing chain
  11. 120
  12. True
  13. compression
  14. a squeezed spring
  15. pushes or squeezes
  16. 20
  17. 1875
  18. tension
  19. a brick at a wall base
  20. 30
  21. a tug of war rope
  22. a pillar under a roof
  23. False
  24. 170
  25. stretched (tension)
  26. 100
  27. 40
  28. 2625
  29. a bridge pier
  30. 1200
  31. 1500
  32. 30
  33. a rope
  34. 5250
  35. compression
  36. False
  37. a tow rope on a car
  38. tension
  39. tension
  40. compression

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