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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 549 · 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.🪢 A beam rests on two supports and is pressed down in the middle. Its bottom edge is … (a) stretched (tension) (b) squeezed (compression) (c) twisted (d) not affected
  2. 2.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a suspension cable (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a squeezed spring (d) a tent guy rope
  4. 4.True or false: a brick at a wall base is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) turns things
  6. 6.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) cools things (c) makes light (d) pulls or stretches
  7. 7.True or false: a tall bridge tower is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
  9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  10. 10.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a stone in an arch (b) a brick at a wall base (c) a temple column (d) a crane lifting cable
  11. 11.🪢 A stage stands on 5 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 650 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  12. 12.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) compression (b) tension
  13. 13.True or false: a temple column is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a suspension cable (c) a temple column (d) a stretched rubber band
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a table leg (b) a tug of war rope (c) a tent guy rope (d) a hanging lamp chain
  16. 16.🪢 A sign weighing 540 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  17. 17.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🪢 A sign weighing 320 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tall bridge tower (b) a stone in an arch (c) a temple column (d) a swing chain
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a temple column (c) a stone in an arch (d) a squeezed spring
  21. 21.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9500 N rests evenly on 5 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  22. 22.🪢 Tension or compression: a temple column? (a) tension (b) compression
  23. 23.🪢 A sign weighing 300 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  24. 24.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a swing chain (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a tug of war rope
  27. 27.🪢 A sign weighing 900 N hangs from 6 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) tension (b) compression
  29. 29.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🪢 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?
  31. 31.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a brick at a wall base (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a swing chain (d) a hanging lamp chain
  32. 32.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 625 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 Tension or compression: a crane lifting cable? (a) tension (b) compression
  34. 34.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) tension (b) compression
  35. 35.True or false: a temple column is in tension (pulled). (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a stretched rubber band is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tug of war rope (c) a swing chain (d) a stretched rubber band
  38. 38.True or false: a tug of war rope is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a crane lifting cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a swing chain (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tug of war rope

Answer key

  1. stretched (tension)
  2. a suspension cable
  3. a tent guy rope
  4. True
  5. pulls or stretches
  6. pushes or squeezes
  7. True
  8. a tow rope on a car
  9. compression
  10. a crane lifting cable
  11. 3250
  12. tension
  13. True
  14. a temple column
  15. a table leg
  16. 180
  17. True
  18. 80
  19. a swing chain
  20. a crane lifting cable
  21. 1900
  22. compression
  23. 100
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a bridge pier
  27. 150
  28. tension
  29. False
  30. 120
  31. a brick at a wall base
  32. 3750
  33. tension
  34. compression
  35. False
  36. True
  37. a squeezed spring
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a table leg

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