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Tension and Compression Worksheet

Engineering lesson 18: Tension and compression · Set 592 · 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 hanging lamp chain (b) a squeezed spring (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a swing chain
  2. 2.🪢 A sign weighing 210 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a stretched rubber band (c) a table leg (d) a hanging lamp chain
  4. 4.🪢 Tension or compression: a tow rope on a car? (a) tension (b) compression
  5. 5.🪢 A sign weighing 640 N hangs from 4 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  6. 6.🪢 Which material is good in tension but useless in compression? (a) a brick (b) a stone (c) a rope (d) a concrete block
  7. 7.🪢 A stage stands on 8 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 100 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a suspension cable (d) a tent guy rope
  9. 9.🪢 Tension or compression: a brick at a wall base? (a) tension (b) compression
  10. 10.🪢 Tension is a force that … (a) turns things (b) heats things (c) pulls or stretches (d) pushes or squeezes
  11. 11.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 4200 N rests evenly on 3 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  12. 12.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a bridge pier (b) a crane lifting cable (c) a table leg (d) a pillar under a roof
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a squeezed spring (c) a swing chain (d) a stone in an arch
  14. 14.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a stretched rubber band (b) a tow rope on a car (c) a crane lifting cable (d) a table leg
  15. 15.🪢 Compression is a force that … (a) pushes or squeezes (b) pulls or stretches (c) cools things (d) makes light
  16. 16.Which of these is in compression (pushed)? (a) a crane lifting cable (b) a tent guy rope (c) a tug of war rope (d) a brick at a wall base
  17. 17.True or false: a suspension cable is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a bridge pier is in compression (pushed). (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: a table leg is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a suspension cable is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🪢 Tension or compression: a table leg? (a) compression (b) tension
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a tall bridge tower (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a brick at a wall base
  23. 23.True or false: a hanging lamp chain is in tension (pulled). (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a tent guy rope is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a tug of war rope (b) a temple column (c) a table leg (d) a bridge pier
  26. 26.🪢 Tension or compression: a stone in an arch? (a) compression (b) tension
  27. 27.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 3200 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  28. 28.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 2800 N rests evenly on 2 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  29. 29.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 225 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  30. 30.🪢 A stage stands on 6 identical legs and each leg is squeezed with 575 N. What is the total load on the stage, in newtons?
  31. 31.🪢 Tension or compression: a pillar under a roof? (a) compression (b) tension
  32. 32.🪢 A concrete slab weighing 9600 N rests evenly on 8 identical pillars. What compression force does each pillar carry, in newtons?
  33. 33.🪢 A sign weighing 330 N hangs from 3 identical vertical ropes that share the load equally. What is the tension in each rope, in newtons?
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a hanging lamp chain (b) a suspension cable (c) a tow rope on a car (d) a brick at a wall base
  35. 35.True or false: a tow rope on a car is in compression (pushed). (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a tent guy rope (b) a tug of war rope (c) a hanging lamp chain (d) a temple column
  37. 37.🪢 Tension or compression: a tug of war rope? (a) compression (b) tension
  38. 38.Which of these is in tension (pulled)? (a) a pillar under a roof (b) a table leg (c) a stretched rubber band (d) a tall bridge tower
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a squeezed spring (b) a tent guy rope (c) a stone in an arch (d) a table leg
  40. 40.🪢 Tension or compression: a stretched rubber band? (a) tension (b) compression

Answer key

  1. a squeezed spring
  2. 70
  3. a table leg
  4. tension
  5. 160
  6. a rope
  7. 800
  8. a bridge pier
  9. compression
  10. pulls or stretches
  11. 1400
  12. a crane lifting cable
  13. a swing chain
  14. a table leg
  15. pushes or squeezes
  16. a brick at a wall base
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. False
  21. compression
  22. a stretched rubber band
  23. True
  24. False
  25. a tug of war rope
  26. compression
  27. 400
  28. 1400
  29. 1350
  30. 3450
  31. compression
  32. 1200
  33. 110
  34. a brick at a wall base
  35. False
  36. a temple column
  37. tension
  38. a stretched rubber band
  39. a tent guy rope
  40. tension

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